Best Book of Early People

This was my go-to source for 9-12 year olds when it was first published in the 90s. It continues to be a good source of information and works well as a brief introduction for ages 6-12. Other books now on the market give depth to the topics presented.

Excellent! my 6yr old grandaughter loves this especially the fact it say early PEOPLE and not MAN!

We really like this book. Despite it's silly title - "My Best Book Of Early People" suggests that the book is aimed at much younger children - this is a beautifully illustrated book which manages to be interesting and educational at the same time. The time span covered is from the first Sapiens until the Bronze Age.The different sections are clearly marked out in the index, and a good balance of information is contained on each page, so the reader can easily re-find relevant sections for reference or homework. I would recommend it ideally for ages 7 - 10, although I enjoyed it myself!

Bought this for my four year old 1yr on he is still interested in reading it

Amazing

"Early People" follows human history from approximately four million years ago with the rise of Australopithicus to the beginning of the Iron Age 1,200 BC. Obviously, this is alot of history to cover in a 32 page book. "Early People" does a really good job of introducing young children to these topics. As with most books of this type, it relies heavily on illustrations. Kingfisher is the publisher of this book and they work with some of best children's book illustrators. These beautiful renderings should be able to pique the interest of any young child. Recommended.

I used this book as an introduction to early people for homeschool (kids age 7-11) and it was a wonderful springboard for many discussions. It would be excellent for a child to read on their own, or to use in a shared setting. The illustrations were engaging, I liked the clear and concise presentation for each time period and the flow from section to section felt like the right amount of info to not be overwhelming, but still get you through a large part of history quickly. Highly recommend!

Five stars for the kids -- 5 yo girl / 2 yo boy. Strangely they pay full attention all the way to the boring end. Got me. I love the content. It's just a little dry for me, especially toward the end. It starts out with a brief introduction of human evolution. From there it covers homo sapiens history through the Bronze Age and beyond. Maybe. I can't remember. As soon as I fear the kids are getting bored with farming techniques and start to close it up, they ask me to keep going. Weird. But good. Yay!

I suggested that my grandkids keep this book to use for a project when theyare 10 or so. It has lots of good content.