Did you know:

• the big bang that started it all wasn't a real bang?
• the Persians in 400 BC. invented the freezer?
• did the Romans sometimes fill the Colosseum with water and reenact naval battles?
• were there also female court jesters in the Middle Ages?
• the Aztecs had a zoo and a human garden?
• Did French soldiers wear lucky dolls on their uniforms during World War I?
• one of the first living creatures in space was a Russian dog?

Learn everything about history:about prehistoric times and prehistory, about ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages, voyages of discovery and inventions. From past to present.

24 x 19.8 x 2.8 cm
288 pages

Publisher Lannoo is a Belgian company known for its educational children's books. For example, they sell books with only pictures for children who cannot read yet, but also educational books about animal species, etc.