Yuval Noah Harari announcing pre-teen series 'Unstoppable Us' at Bologna Children's Book Fair | Summary and Q&A
TL;DR
Unstoppable Us is a new book series for pre-teens that tells the epic true story of human history in a humorous and engaging style.
Key Insights
- 🧚 Unstoppable Us aims to make history relevant to kids' everyday lives and engages them in questions about the most successful fairy tale and the fairness of life.
- 🤔 The workshop based on Unstoppable Us encourages critical thinking and provides scientific tools for students to explore human history.
- 😃 Yuval Mohammedi emphasizes the importance of providing children with big narratives and stories to understand the world and make sense of the immense amount of information they encounter.
- 👯 Dictatorships sow distrust to prevent people from uniting against them, making organization and trust within communities crucial for resistance.
- 🥶 Ukrainians' choices for democracy demonstrate that humans can change and break free from a history of oppression.
- 😷 History is a dangerous discipline politically as it can lead people to ask dangerous questions and challenge existing regimes.
Transcript
hello everyone good afternoon thank you very much for joining us and welcome to this very special announcement of ivanov new book series for pre-teens my name is michael zor i work for sapienship the social impact company yuval co-founded with his husband itzik which is producing the books so yuval will shortly be speaking about this new series wit... Read More
Questions & Answers
Q: What is the Unstoppable Us book series about?
The Unstoppable Us book series tells the true story of the rise of humans on Earth in a humorous and engaging style, aimed at pre-teens.
Q: Who is involved in creating the Unstoppable Us book series?
The series is an international collaboration between illustrator Riccardo Zaplana Ruiz, German publishing houses Chbeck and dtv, and the editorial and production teams at Sapienship.
Q: How will the interactive digital workshop based on Unstoppable Us work?
The workshop is designed to be delivered by educators and aims to engage students in scientific methods and critical thinking while exploring what it means to be human through a digital detective game and other activities.
Q: What is the goal of writing Unstoppable Us for children?
Yuval Mohammedi aims to unburden children from the past and help them understand history's hold on the present, empowering them to create a better future.
Summary & Key Takeaways
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Unstoppable Us is a book series aimed at pre-teens that tells the story of the rise and rise of humans on Earth.
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The series will be published in four volumes, starting with "Unstoppable Us: How Humans Took Over the World" this autumn.
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The series is an international collaboration and includes colorful illustrations and interactive digital workshops for schools.