As every good popular science book should, Human World and Natural World activate the reader's curiosity and an insatiable desire to know more. Open the doors of knowledge and let yourself be fascinated. After Natural World, which showcased the wonders of nature in more than sixty explanatory graphics illustrated by multi-award-winning illustrator Owen Davey, Amanda Wood and Mike Jolley delight us once again with a new title in The Curious Prodigious Tree series. This time we will explore the ancient and medieval world in Human World, a compendium of fascinating episodes from human history. How did the first humans evolve? Where were the first cities in the world found? Who traded on the Silk Road? The graphics illustrated by Andrés Lozano will reveal the answers to these and other questions.

• Author: Amanda Wood, Mike Jolley
• Pages: 112
• Recommended age: 10 years and up.