Timeline

A perfect introduction to history for young and old, this illustrated journey through our world's culture and events travels from the Big Bang to the present.

This is a trip through time, past dinosaurs, Aztecs and spaceships. It looks at wars and disasters; introduces artists and explorers; shows us living in castles, yurts and skyscrapers. And here too is the imagination: dragons, myths, popular culture and world-changing inventions. Each scene puts global events in perspective, in space and time. Each spread provides a slew of talking points, with the world's stories concisely told in detailed images.