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32 pp.
| Lerner/Millbrook |
August, 1999 |
LibraryISBN 0-7613-1257-9$$19.90
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Nicki Palin.
Working in broad strokes, Harris tells the tale of civilization--from isolated nomadic tribes settling into villages and creating language, tools, and monetary systems; to the interaction of vastly different cultures; to the growth of science, arts, religion, and government; to the industrial revolution and beyond. Detailed illustrations bring a distant past to life, but a tacked-on moral dampens the otherwise thought-provoking history.