02326cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000470011224500350015926400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050801780041152010940058953400720168365300410175570000350179670000440183185600510187585600430192699900190196967149UtSlPG20260610134541.0mcr n260607r20221924utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aD1 aHillyer, V. M.q(Virgil Mores),d1875-193112aA Child's History of the World 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-01-12  aAlan, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"A Child's History of the World" by V. M. Hillyer is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book is tailored for children, aiming to introduce them to the vast expanse of world history in a simplified, engaging manner. The text serves as a foundational overview of human history, emphasizing major events and figures from prehistoric times through ancient civilizations.   The opening of the book presents a playful yet informative narrative, beginning with a child-like contemplation of a world without people. This whimsical introduction sets up the journey of exploring the origins of the Earth, the emergence of life, and the gradual development of human civilization. Hillyer breaks down complex ideas about time and evolution into accessible segments, leading readers from a time of emptiness with only stars and rocks to a world populated by various creatures and eventually humans. It establishes a chronological framework for understanding history while inviting a sense of wonder and curiosity in young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: D. Appleton-Century Co., 1924  aWorld history -- Juvenile literature1 aBoog, Carle Michel,d1877-19681 aJones, Mary Sherwood Wright,d1892-19954 uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.3907600228944040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67149  c107971d107971