Book cover of Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World

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*From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes an incredible new story of the human race, for younger readers.*

We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wings! So how did we end up ruling the world?

The answer…

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1 author picked Unstoppable Us, Volume 1 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I loved reading this book with my kids. It made really complex thoughts and feelings and understandings about how we've evolved as humanity accessible. Even though it was a book I set out to read with my littles, I learned new things and haven't stopped thinking about this book all year.

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