The History of Information
$38.25
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2024
Summary
A comprehensive journey through the history of communication, from ancient symbols to the digital age.
The debut non-fiction book from bestselling author and illustrator Chris Haughton about how the ways we share information have shaped history and transformed our world.
Travel through time from the earliest cave drawings and first written words to the invention of the printing press, the rise of newspapers, and the digital revolution. This book takes readers on an immersive j…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241553916 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241553911 |
| Author: | Chris Haughton, Loonie Park |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Imprint: | DK Children |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.01kg |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 326mm x 388mm |
| Audience Age: | 9-12 |
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Critics Review
This mind-expanding nonfiction book for 9+ examines the history of information-sharing via cave art, oral storytelling, print, postal networks, propaganda and computing, with Haughton’s characteristic graphic artwork effortlessly distilling complex concepts. An exciting, ambitious departure from an author best known for classic picture books. – Imogen Russell Williams * Guardian *
This ambitious book is as dense and complex as it is captivating and accessible. * Inis *
Beautiful, informative and quietly revolutionary * Just Imagine *
I highly recommend The History of Information by Chris Haughton, one of the best non-fiction books I’ve ever read…an outstanding book by an award winning Irish author and illustrator. – Sarah Webb * The Irish Times *
Chris Haughton
Chris Haughton is an Irish designer and author living in London. He has published seven books and an app. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages and have won awards in more than a dozen countries.
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