本书以一个小男孩的家庭树为线索，叙述了一家人祖祖辈辈300多年的生活。祖父惊喜地看到他的辆汽车，而曾祖母依赖蜡烛在夜间照明。现在可以用电脑来记录家谱了……本书从家庭和历史的角度给孩子们创造历史带来启发。
关于人和动物的身体：《了不起的身体》向小朋友们介绍了各种各样的身体，也包括你们自己的，比比你和鲨鱼谁的嗅觉更强！想想长颈鹿怎样添到自己的耳朵！要是你能像变色龙一样改变皮肤的颜色，会发生什么呢？一起来发现身体的神奇之处吧！ Mick Manning (born in Yorkshire, England, 1959) and Brita Granstr?m (born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, 1969) work together as a team sharing the illustration and text. They have been producing award-winning non-fiction picture books for almost twenty years. They show that the best non-fiction for children can be scholarly, albeit with a light touch, and can have some of the imagination-stretching qualities of fiction. They are well known for their exciting performances involving readings and live drawing using overhead camera projection (often involving participation from members of the audience) all mixed with an audio-visual presentation. They appear on a regular basis a
