And Then There Was You is about all of the events that took place before an individual was born. This means ALL of the events...ever. In other words, it touches upon the idea of "big history." Big History looks at the past on all time scales, from the Big Bang to modernity, seeking out common themes and patterns. It uses a multi-disciplinary approach from the latest findings, such as biology, astronomy, geology, climatology, prehistory, archeology, anthropology, cosmology, natural history, and population and environmental studies. The book is colorfully illustrated with photomontages that portray the Big Bang, the evolution of plants and animals, the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event; all the way through the rise of humankind.
Check out the BOOK TRAILER! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiY5_9Bb2E
Young children will love the bright, detailed photomontages. Older children will be prompted to ask more questions and ideally develop a passion for knowledge as well as a fascination with the world.
This book is great! My daughter is almost two months old and she was captivated by the colorful and high contrast pictures. The story is a tidy little history and I know that it will be a book we keep for generations to come.
