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What Makes Us Human
Hardcover
General Juvenile NonfictionHistory
Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9780802856258
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published: Mar 5 2024
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.71 Depth: 11.14
Language: English
A National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)-Children's Book Council (CBC) Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List
A USBBY Outstanding International Book
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books List
Can you guess what I am? I have been around a very, very long time. You hardly knew me as a baby, but now you cannot get me out of your head. There are thousands of me, all over the globe, and some of those forms are disappearing. I can connect you to the past, present, and future. Who am I--and why am I so important to humanity?
Clever and thought-provoking, the award-winning What Makes Us Human is an accessible introduction to how language connects people across the world. This unique book celebrates all the amazing ways communication shapes our lives, including through text messages on phones, Braille buttons in elevators, and endangered languages at risk of disappearing.
Published in partnership with UNESCO in honor of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032), What Makes Us Human is available in more than 30 languages around the world.
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