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64 pages
colour illustrations, maps.
Contents: What's a human? -- Small beginnings -- Age of the apes -- How do we know who our ancestors were? -- Walking upright -- 'Ardi' the walker -- 'Lucy' and the first tools -- Tool makers -- Handy man -- We have fire! -- Upright human -- Somewhere to live -- Heidelberg man -- Neanderthals -- Just like us? -- Modern humans -- Out of Africa -- Smart hunters -- Make life easier -- Time to eat! -- Putting down roots -- Running with wolves -- Villages, towns, cities -- Buying and selling -- Health care -- Jewellery, trinkets, and charms -- Making a mark -- Good for the soul -- Look who's talking -- Growing up as a human -- The 'hobbit': our last cousin -- What next? -- Human family tree -- Global humans.
Summary: Step back in time to discover how a clever ape climbed down from the trees and changed the world like no other animal has done before. Explore the story of our origins and meet some of the key species in history.