Is it hard not to have another slice of cake or piece of chocolate when it’s right in front of you?
Have you ever wondered about a monster in your closet?
Do you think that humans mostly used to live in caves? After all, that’s what they were called weren’t they? Cave men?
The answers to these questions and a whole lot more are shared in this fascinating first book in a four part series about our distant past.
Beginning with a timeline of human history, Unstoppable Us tells the story of humans (sapiens) from 6 million years ago and our first ancestors, up until 15,000 years ago. The story continues from here, sometimes reaching into the future (now) to explain a concept, but mainly showing the reader how life really was in the past, going on evidence found by archaeologists the world over.
The author also takes the reader on a journey trying to imagine if religions existed, how families formed, if leaders ruled or what momentous events occurred – without the evidence needed to prove it.
This episode is split into 4 parts / important stages in humans and world history.
- Humans are Animals
- The Sapiens’ Superpower (Yes! We really do have one)
- How our ancestors lived
- Where did all the animals go?
This isn’t just a history book, it’s a riveting read of humans (as we know ourselves now) came to rule the world even though we’re not the fastest, biggest, or strongest. We can’t even fly.
This story takes place over millions of years but is brilliantly complied into 200 pages of clear text and vibrant, lively illustrations throughout. Unstoppable Us is a fascinating read for those aged 9+, but I’m sure many readers older than 9 will really enjoy this trip back in time, to see how we became Unstoppable.
Author – Yuval Noah Harari
Illustrator – Ricard Zaplana Ruiz
Age – 9+
Non-Fiction
Look Inside here
(2022, Penguin NZ, History, Sapiens, Humans, Animals, Mammoths, Neanderthals, Time Line, Extinctions, Storytelling, Religion, Way of Life, Family Structures, Discoveries, Archaeology, Evidence, Non Fiction, Gatherers, Hunters, Series)