Absolutely Everything! Revised and Expanded: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots, and Other Things too Numerous to Mention

The title and subtitle of this incredible book really do not exaggerate what is in it. This is the kind of book that will be wonderfully satisfying for curious youngsters. It is the kind of book that will start many on their roads to becoming scientists, historians, paleontologists, engineers, archeologists, mathematicians, biologists, botanists, and many other careers.

Christopher Lloyd takes readers on a journey through time from the Big Bang to modern times, and he does not use a small lens. He takes a fairly global view. With any event or person or culture or religion he examines, he looks at what else is going on at the same time and how those things affect each other.

The writing is lively and very conversational. The fine research shines through on every page. The book is filled with excellent photographs and illustrations to support the text as well as maps and timelines. And there is nothing daunting about this. Youngsters will be completely captivated and read sections that are of particular interest over and over. It will be fun to take along on a long road trip to read aloud. It is simply a delight for readers eight to eighty.