Time Atlas: An Interactive Timeline of History

Gr 6–9—Hegarty provides a thematic and primarily Western overview of history and culture within nine spreads, each with its own time line. Readers learn about subjects as varied as dinosaurs, potato chips, and the Queen of the Icini. Badari's colorful, energetic art supports the text, and sturdy lift-the-flap elements on every page allow the author to convey details without creating clutter. However, the organization of the content might confuse some readers. In the "People and Sport" section, Hegarty places tennis after basketball, field hockey, and volleyball, even though he lists their inception dates as later than tennis'. On the "Civilizations" page, he claims that the pyramid of Khufu is the, "biggest in the world," and then that the Mayan pyramid, Cholula, is, "almost twice as massive as the Great Pyramid at Giza." Minor generalizations also occur: "this [Eiffel Tower] most recognizable structure in the world."