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A history of just about everything : 180 events, people and inventions that changed the world  Cover Image Book Book

A history of just about everything : 180 events, people and inventions that changed the world / written by Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky ; illustrated by Qin Leng. --

MacLeod, Elizabeth, 1958- (Author). Wishinsky, Frieda. (Added Author). Leng, Qin. (Added Author).

Summary:

An overview and time line of all the great events, people, and inventions that changed history, including information on their ongoing impact.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1554537754
  • ISBN: 9781554537754
  • Physical Description: 123 p. : col. ill., col. maps.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Silver Birch Award nominee, 2015.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 21.95
Subject: World history > Juvenile literature.
Civilization > History > Juvenile literature.
Inventions > History > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Cookstown Branch J 909 MacL 31681002599892 JNONFIC Available -
Lakeshore Branch J 909 MacL 31681002599777 JNONFIC Available -

Elizabeth MacLeod has written many children's books, including nine titles in the Snapshots Biography series, numerous titles in the Kids Can Read, Kids Books Of and Kids Can Do It series, Why Do Horses Have Manes?, What Did Dinosaurs Eat?, and Monster Fliers. She lives in Toronto.

Qin Leng was born in Shanghai, China, and later moved to France and then Montreal, Canada. She now lives in Toronto, Canada, with her twin sister and works as a designer and illustrator. Her books have been nominated for numerous prizes, including the prestigious Governor General's Literary Award.


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