Backward Science: What was life like before world-changing discoveries?

Gifford, Clive

ISBN 10: 0711249903 / ISBN 13: 9780711249905

Published by words & pictures, 2020

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00071607220

Synopsis:

This book is backward! It starts at the end, ends at the beginning, and travels back in history to show you what life was like before major inventions and discoveries. Step into a time before smartphones, television, cars, or even the toilet; then learn about the major invention or discovery that changed the world.

Explore bright, detailed, humorous scenes from different eras that will spark discussion and make you think about what life was like in history. Learn about the clever inventors, the accidental discoveries, and how people managed without the everyday things that we take for granted.

• Detailed, humorous scenes of different eras to explore 
• Key topics of science, technology, and inventions

About the Author:

Clive Gifford has traveled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots, and flown gliders. He's had more than 200 books published and has received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian, and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colors of History (QEB). Clive lives in Manchester, UK. 

Anne Wilson has an MA in illustration from Central St Martins College of Art, London and has been an illustrator for over 15 years. Much of her work is inspired by everyday life, pattern, color, and shape. Born on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, Anne now lives in the much less remote town of Reading, England.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Backward Science: What was life like before ...
Publisher: words & pictures
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Wilson, Anne
Condition: Good