chronologies

"From January 1st to December 31st you will travel back in time and discover the weird and wonderful things that happened around the world on every day of the year. From a close encounter with Halley's Comet on April 1, 374, to the introduction of Dolly the Sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, on February 21, 1996 . . ." --Amazon.

Contains over thirty timelines on Black history.

"Travel through time and embark on a chronological journey, charting a brief history of the world and its inhabitants. From dinosaurs to DNA and from reed boats to rockets, we celebrate the landmarks and inventions that have made our planet what it is today and pose the question: where do we go from here?"--Back cover.

" ... illustrated timelines of pivotal scientific developments explore the ideas, experiments, and technologies that have shaped our daily lives over the past 3 million years. With more than 1,200 images, in-depth explanations of key inventors and innovations, quotes from groundbreaking scientists like Marie Curie, and stunning "moment in time" images of key events such as the first human landing on the moon, ... Young readers can learn about the early understanding of gravity, the discovery of dinosaur fossils,the first open heart surgery in human history, and much more."--Amazon.com.