Michael Woods (1)

I was a little disappointed not to see more information on alphabets and their development, but the inclusion of libraries, types of writing materials, book formats, and the impact of languages and communication technologies made for an interesting overview.

I was able to learn much quickly in my research of ancient peoples with this clear breakdown of the climates and geographic influences that transformed nomadic hunter gatherers into specialized farmers. The resulting social implications of animal husbandry, specialized jobs and products, trade, and city centers with spiritual leaders were also documented clearly with artifacts.

Husband wife team included various artifacts and photographs to describe the whole of the culture and history behind each of the ancient american wonders. A little too close to school history book genre, but a lot of cool stuff to learn... More colorful original artwork would have enhanced the well layed out factual information...

This book earns a four out of five for elegant fonts and really spectacular pictures. I like how I can discuss a topic like Volcanoes in a class and then go the chapter in the book called Mount Kilimanjaro and read it aloud while showing off the pictures. This book shows much of the African climate and land structure as all the wonders are affected by formations in the earth; I think that is very important for me to point out to my future students.