Go on an illuminating journey through the evolution of knowledge and communication with the
debut non-fiction book by best-selling author Chris Haughton. Discover how the ways we share
and store information have shaped and changed the world in this utterly unique book. A
fascinating read for both children and adults it is suitable for children from age 8+. What is
it that makes technology improve rather than stay static or even fall into decline? The answer
is information. Celebrate your curiosity in this book of information offering: - A
beautiful look at the story of information from the first languages and cave paintings through
to how we communicate and record information today. - Content written by world famous and
multi-award winning author and illustrator Chris Haughton. - A global journey throughout
history from the origination of language how information has been passed on and recorded how
this has helped humans. This book tells the story of how we came to collect information and
what it means for us. The ability to record information in the form of writing and collecting
data has caused an explosion of technological progress. It hasn't always been like this. For a
long time human progress was very slow or static. At some points it felt like our progress
even ran backwards! Nowadays we are used to technology improving all the time. Next year we
will have better phones cars and technology. If we are able to record knowledge we can
collect and share it. We can continue adding to it and it grows and grows. Learn all about how
this works in The History of Information through a mix of timelines graphics and
illustrations that clearly break down and explain each concept for kids and adults alike.
