From the savannas of Africa to the ice of Greenland, humans are the rulers of planet Earth. But how did we become so powerful?

This book reveals that humans have a superpower, and they have used it to create strange and mysterious things – from ghosts and spirits to governments and companies.

Follow ancient humans on the journey that took them out of Africa and learn along the way how fire shrank our stomachs, what soccer tells us about humans, and why money is the most successful fairy tale.

This is the story of humanity as you've never heard it before, featuring dwarfs, giant snakes, the Great Spirit of the Lion living above the clouds, and the finger of a 50,000-year-old child revealing the mysteries of human origins.

In this revealing and captivating book for young readers, Yuval Noah Harari, the author of the bestseller Sapiens, addresses a completely new audience in his unique style. An epic and true story, suitable for readers aged 9 to 99.