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Author:

Lloyd, Christopher, 1968- author.

Title:

Absolutely everything! : a history of Earth, dinosaurs, rulers, robots and other things to numerous to mention / Christopher Lloyd ; [illustrations, Andy Forshaw].

Publisher:

What on Earth Books,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

352 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Subject:

History--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Science--History--Juvenile literature.
Discoveries in science--History--Juvenile literature.
Civilization--Juvenile literature.
Inventions--History--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Forshaw, Andy, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 340- 342) and index.

Contents:

Foreword -- Nothing to something -- Land ho -- Dinosaurs -- Hands free -- You and me -- Civilization begins -- Meanwhile, in Asia -- Rise and fall -- Meanwhile, in the Americas -- Invention connection -- Medieval misery -- Going global -- Revolutions all around -- World at war -- To be continued -- Afterword -- References -- Glossary -- Index.

Summary:

"How was our universe made from a tiny speck of energy? Where did the first trees, plants, animals and humans come from? What happened to the dinosaurs? What was so miserable about medieval times? How were railroads and electricity invented? What are the perils of global warming? You might have many big questions about our planet, life and people. Embark on an entertaining journey across millennia and continents with this captivating book by Christopher Lloyd, author of the bestselling What on Earth Happened."-- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1999802837
9781999802837

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1018018394

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

VEPB334 -- Clermont Public Library (Clermont)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SWPB124 -- Dumont Community Library (Dumont)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

YGPC162 -- West Branch Public Library (West Branch)