Children's Book Week: How We Became the Most Powerful Animal on Earth

The mystery of man.
Harari's children's book, suitable from the age of ten, is the first in a series of four. Together, this quartet will cover the history of humanity. After the now published part one, about the Stone Age, there will be books that will cover, among other things, the origins of agriculture and colonialism. It's no easy thing for kids to have such comprehensive ambitions with a history book. Overall, it is the story of his breakthrough book Sapiens, cast in children's language, but not simplified. With his book, Harari hopes to encourage children to ask questions about things you don't usually think about so quickly. Children's Book Week Oct 5 to Oct 16

He hopes to help children understand that people make a difference on the planet — for better and worse. The book contains examples of children who have done something important, such as discovering the world-famous cave drawings in Lascaux, France.

He also shows that humans were responsible for the massive extinction of animal species tens of thousands of years ago. This started in Australia, where, shortly after the arrival of the first humans, all large terrestrial animals became extinct to the last specimen. The giant moa, wonambi, procoptodon, megalania, diprotodon, glyptodon and ground sloth are beautifully drawn in the book by Ricard Zaplana Ruiz.