Are We Having Fun Yet?: The Human Quest for a Good Time (Orca Timeline #2)
by Maria Birmingham (Author) Katy Dockrill (Illustrator)
Humans have searched out fun for centuries.
Chariot races. Dueling crickets. Roller coasters. Rubik's Cubes. It seems we've always had a knack for finding interesting ways to have a good time. Of course, it wasn’t always that way. Our earliest ancestors had to worry more about survival than finding something to do in their free time. But as we evolved and daily living got a little easier, we began to think a bit more about entertainment.
In Are We Having Fun Yet?, readers follow the evolution of fun. It started simply, with storytelling by a fire. Soon it grew into activities like banquets, spectator sports, theater and fairs, to name just a few. Today huge theme parks attract thrill-seekers and people step into virtual worlds for fun. And that’s just scratching the surface. With things like virtual reality, fidget spinners and global phenomena like Pokémon Go, who knows what the future of fun will hold!
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Lively illustrations, color and historical photos, and "It's a Fact" sidebars supplement the text nicely...Enjoy this fun book full of fascinating information.
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"Lively illustrations, color and historical photos, and "It's a Fact" sidebars supplement the text nicely...Enjoy this fun book full of fascinating information."— "Booklist"
Maria Birmingham has worked in the children's publishing industry for over 25 years. She is the award-winning author of several books for young people, including Are We Having Fun Yet? The Human Quest for a Good Time, SnoozeO-Rama: The Strange Ways That Animals Sleep and A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars. Maria lives in Brampton, Ontario, with her family.
Drew Shannon is an illustrator who earned a bachelor of arts at Sheridan College and has worked with many different clients including CBC, VICE Media, UNICEF, the Washington Post and NPR. He is the illustrator of Extreme Battlefields: When War Meets the Forces of Nature and Out of the Ice: How Climate Change is Revealing the Past. Drew lives in Toronto.
JNF024120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Daily Activities
JNF021000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities | General
Amusements
Recreation
Leisure
