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The Story of Mankind

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3 out of 5
Based on 2,828 Ratings and 547 Reviews

Book Description
Anyone who can chronicle world history from 500,000 B.C. to present times--and do so in a lively, entertaining style--deserves a medal. Luckily, the bestowers of the very first Newbery Medal in 1922 thought so, too. The warm, personable tone of Hendrik Willem van Loon's writing lends itself to true learning in a way that stern, dry textbooks never do. In the introduction, he describes climbing a t... More
Book Information
PublisherBlackstone Audiobooks, Inc.
BindingAudio Cassette (114 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100786121106
ISBN-13978-0786121106
Publication Date11/01/2001
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About Hendrik Willem Van Loon (Author) : Hendrik Willem Van Loon is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Hendrik Willem Van Loon include The Story of Mankind, The S... more
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About Sneha Mathan (Narrator) : Sneha Mathan is a published narrator of children's books. Published credits of Sneha Mathan include Arabel and Mortimer (Playaway Children) and The Story of Mankind: Library Edition.
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