The Story of People promises to deliver an ambitious goal--summarize the history of humankind on earth in a book digestible for children--and it does an amazing job parsing two million years into around forty pages.

Barr and Williams begin when dinosaurs went extinct but small mammals survived the asteroid that killed so much life on earth. From there, readers learn about hunter and gatherer societies, the formation of towns, trade, the development of government, the influence of religion, to the industrial revolution, and today’s amazing technological developments.

They don’t shy away from difficult topics such as the slave trade, war, and climate change, though their message is one of cooperation and hopefulness.

Completed in a style I particularly like, Amy Husband’s illustrations are somewhat cartoon-like, colorful, playing with perspective, and with new details every time you look at the page.

The book includes a running timeline and a helpful glossary.

For an audience of six-to-nine-year-olds, The Story of People does deliver a full, though concise history that will also certainly inspire questions and provoke discussion. A must for libraries, this is also a great book to have at home.

WoW................The Story of People by Catherine Barr, Steve Williams is a Book packed with so much brilliant information on:

When did the first humans live?
How did humans spread all over the world?
How has science and technology changed the way we live?
And what will happen to humans in the future? etc

It has Great illustrations throughout and so much great detail facts and information about the world then and now
I found this book a Must for schools for young school children and its a great class topic and talk time.

Highly recommended - A book thats has True facts about the world around us - Brilliant!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book summarizes the history of people in a way that will keep kid's interest and likely lead them to ask questions and delve deeper into some of the topics. Due to the discussion of religion I'd be wary of using this in a public school classroom but I can see myself using it in my homeschool!

The Story of People summarizes events in world history with colorful illustrations. I would recommend this book for middle school children.

Who said education and history can’t be fun? This brightly illustrated chronological guide to anthropological history is the perfect introduction for young minds.