Project Gutenberg 2022-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 1300 Hillyer, V. M. (Virgil Mores) 1875 1931 Hillyer, Virgil Mores Boog, Carle Michel 1877 1968 Jones, Mary Sherwood Wright 1892 1995 Wright, Mary Sherwood Wright, M. S. (Mary Sherwood) A Child's History of the World $aUnited States :$bD. Appleton-Century Co.,$c1924. Alan, 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 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.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39076002289440 20200416040031hillyer 1924 US Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World history -- Juvenile literature D Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: History - Other 733503 2025-06-26T11:38:24.286927 text/html 688454 2024-10-18T18:08:53 text/html 9606755 2025-06-26T11:38:39.126838 application/epub+zip 9609413 2025-06-26T11:38:27.249948 application/epub+zip 380817 2025-06-26T11:38:25.743928 application/epub+zip 9756891 2025-06-26T11:38:46.443825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9668762 2025-06-26T11:38:37.362862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452562 2022-09-30T07:38:56.874501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575030 2025-06-26T11:38:21.997917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 554975 2024-10-18T18:08:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17110 2025-06-26T11:38:46.614806 application/rdf+xml 32928 2025-06-26T11:38:25.918905 image/jpeg 4934 2025-06-26T11:38:25.833885 image/jpeg 9501908 2025-06-26T11:38:24.590945 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog