About This Book
A parent might reach for this book when their child is constantly taking things apart or asking 'how does that work?'. For the budding engineer or curious historian, this book is a visual feast, charting the course of human innovation from the wheel to the microchip. Through busy, cartoon-style illustrations and bite-sized facts, it introduces the brilliant, and often persistent, minds behind the world's greatest inventions. It highlights themes of curiosity, creativity, and the importance of perseverance through failure. Ideal for visually oriented learners aged 8 to 12, this book makes science and history exciting and accessible, encouraging children to see themselves as problem-solvers and innovators.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
Some inventions are tied to warfare (e.g., gunpowder, aviation), but the depiction is factual and not graphic. The book was published in 1994, so its presentation of history reflects the scholarship of that time. There is a significant lack of diversity, with the vast majority of inventors presented being white European or American men. The approach is entirely secular.
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