The unstoppable US by Yuval Noah harari and illustrator, Ricard Zaplana Rui
E book
Non fiction book mainly for kids!
There is also an audiobook available but this is like a comic book version of the Novel Homo Sapiens and like a good summary of that for Children!
It has been said that if you cannot explain what you are trying to explain to a kid then you actually do not know it yourself!
Taking a note of this metaphor is what Yuval has tried!
The book flows almost like a comic book so it is better to read it using either a Tab or Ipad. Kindle may not do justice since many of the pages are in colour!
Though the text is the main content, the images do make it lively and easy to remember!
The language is as simple as it can be!
The author uses a third person narrative to directly interact with the reader and makes them understand the nuances of evolution!
He talks about the different discoveries and belief system!
He points out how the humans interacted with other humans
How they had some relation to the neanderthals
How almost all the part of the earth was inhabited by humans slowly and steadily but how the moment humans set foot on an island, the biggest creatures of that place face extinction very soon!
How this happened in Australia, America and in most part of the world!
How the children of the future can stop this or control this!
He indicates how the character of Humans to cooperate with one another and to tell stories or create ‘stories’ is what makes them much superior to all the other animals in spite of not having any natural skill!
How our ancestors lived in the early days and how the some same skill sets are still there! Like our fear of spiders and snakes and how many animals did not fear humans which is why they did get extinct!
How we have a sugar rush when we see something sweet which is also a Primal instinct! Since we do not have stuff to store, we simply ate it since we do not know when we could get such sweet stuff again!
Many such events and anecdotes are written in a simple manner with simple illustrations which makes it pleasant for the kids and adults alike!
If you have already read Sapiens and Homo Deus, this is a breeze and an apt summary of even those books!
Read and give it to your kids! They may like it!
It is non fiction and more informative and important than Harry Potter!
Keep your spears down human!
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