Мы и наша история

by Yvan Pommaux, Иван Поммо

Это необычная книга по истории. Вы не найдете в ней рассказов о жизни королей, описаний военных сражений и политических побед императоров... Главные герои этой книги - простые люди, такие же, как мы с вами, жившие в самое разное время и в самых разных уголках нашей планеты. Им и предоставлено слово - мужчины, женщины, дети рассказывают нам о том, как они работали, воевали, веселились, творили и меняли наш мир.

Начиная с появления жизни на Земле и заканчивая событиями XX века, шагая столетиями, не называя имен и точных дат, автор описывает ключевые вехи в развитии человечества и показывает весь путь, который мы прошли за свою историю, через великие открытия и изобретения, войны, эпидемии и климатические изменения, расцветы и закаты цивилизаций.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Childrens, Historical

88 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Yvan Pommaux is a beloved children's book author in France who is known for his detailed research and illustration style. In 1995 he was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris. Three schools have been named after him as a testament to the joy and educational appeal of his work for children. Theseus and the Minotaur is Pommaux's first book in English.

Reviews

[Halon W · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 - tons of info, and the art was nice, but it does have some outdated stuff. a book with this level of scope is bound to trip up on old ideas and stereotypes though, so i'm not too surprised. would love to see an expanded version with new info spanning beyond wwii

[Azamat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Хорошая книга по истории человечества. Конечно, рассказывать про Древний Рим на одной странице в трех абзацах как бы не але, но с другой стороны, книга для детей 10-12 лет и им не должно стать скучно. Хорошо позволяет поверхностно пробежаться по нашей истории и не забыть про разнообразие, которое так актуально сейчас в США — вспомнили и про китайцев и Мали и индейцев, даже индусы упоминаются. Если раньше вся история мира вращалась вокруг старого и нового Света, то теперь впихивают самых малозначительных персонажей, чтобы никто их не упрекнул в том, что они написали историю белых. Картинки классные. В целом я доволен. Купил дочери, а прочитал сам :-)

[Metin Yılmaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hızlandırılmış dünya tarihi. Nerden başladı nasıl ilerledi? Çocuklar için uygun bir okuma. Yaradılış mitlerinden uzakta güzel bir anlatım.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has so much good in it! But I just can't give it 5 stars. First, I hate books that stop "history" right at the Second World War. Kids need to know what came after! And a short "things changed" sort of epilogue like this has is just not enough when you've read through the rest of it. Also, there is a tiny but irksome sentence that annoys me when talking about the "middle ages": "Men showed little interest in those [children] who survived--whining babies who knew only how to cry or play before being able to make themselves useful." UGH. This whole book you focus on how people act the same way century over century, but you assume (wrongly, based on many written accounts of the time), that men were not involved with parenting and did not really care about their children. This has been debunked all over the place!

Things I do like: The resistance to naming the "greats" of civilization, good and bad. (Though you put all of them in the back matter except Hitler, what's up with that??) The focus on all the civilizations of the world during any given period without glorifying or demeaning any of them. Though I think it could go into more detail on the colonization that Asian states perpetuated on each other and the lingering effects of that colonization today. I also like that religion is discussed but is not a main focus, which shows that all of humanity was looking for answers in some form or another.

With all its faults, this is still one of the best history books for children out there. We need more books like this that cover more cultures and more modern times!

[Yasmin · Rating 1 out of 5]

A very low rating to a wonderful idea because this book is so full of historical errors. Honestly the information in this book cries out to be up to date. Not least of all should the out dated terms of "Old World" and "New World" should be dropped simply for the fact that historically it's inaccurate and geographically impossible. Even the adage of historical figures should have been updated with more women and non-European historical figures. The concept of this book would have been difficult enough with a very brief and vague look at the history of humanity and regrettably this book is not up to the task. It's hard to know what age group this book was meant for and realistically it will please no one.

[Sara Pigott · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest DNF - while a good book to introduce youngsters to history, and get them interested in how the world we know was shaped, it is VERY (overly?) simplified. Very paired down and gives the impression that nothing much has changed, that humans have always been exactly the same regardless of time or place. Good start but parents beware there is a lot you'll need to fill in and explain.

[Patricia Long · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is not just for young people. I am 79 and learned a lot from it . . .

[Jbondandrews · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an interesting concept to try to tell the history of the world in a child's book. Too much information to relate. And you can't be a Celt and not one. The peoples of Wales, Scotland and Ireland , etc. had many clans, a favourite word of the authors, but Cellts is not the right terminology for them. Some of the costumes depicted weren't acurrate. Though I liked how cats were shown in a lot of the scenes.

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un gran bel viaggio lungo la storia.
Si attraversa la Terra in lungo e in largo, passando per le più svariate realtà geografiche e culturali.
Bellissime illustrazioni, molto evocative.

[Rowena Aldridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely, honest telling of human history from the perspective of a child.

[Nina#Sreads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Richtig tolle Idee, unsere Menschheitsgeschichte sehr chronologisch und so vergleichend über möglichst alle Erdteile zu illustrieren: Chapeau!

[Fr4ise I S A A C · Rating 3 out of 5]

trop mims

[Daiana]

Captivating and courageous!