It's about time! From the past to the present and into the future, the Orca Timeline series explores how big ideas have shaped humanity. Discover what our collective history can tell us about the planet today and tomorrow.
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What Do We Eat?
What Do We Eat?
By: Megan Clendenan
Illustrated By: Meegan Lim
Every day, no matter where we are or where we need to go, humans need food.
Imagine carrying meals with you as you parachute into a war zone. Or trying to stay well fed while building the pyramids. People have always found ways to work together to put a meal on the table. What Do We Eat? is a delicious celebration of human creativity and cooperation, wrapped up in bite-sized slices of history, with a look at what scientists and inventors are cooking for the future. We are gobbling up Earth’s resources, and food is not shared equally. But today there's a magic tree transforming the dry African plains, food “ambulances” on the move and cities that have declared access to food a human right. Hungry to find out more? Let’s roll up our sleeves and find out what’s for dinner.
Are We Having Fun Yet?
Are We Having Fun Yet?
By: Maria Birmingham
Illustrated By: Katy Dockrill
This nonfiction illustrated book for middle-grade readers explores how and why people have had fun over the course of human history.
Why We Need Vaccines
Why We Need Vaccines
By: Rowena Rae
Illustrated By: Paige Stampatori
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout, this book examines the history, science, ethics and social issues related to infectious diseases and vaccines.
Keep Our World Green
Keep Our World Green
By: Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated By: Sara Theuerkauf
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines parks, gardens and public green spaces throughout history and shares why it’s important to protect them for future generations.
Why Humans Build Up
Why Humans Build Up
By: Gregor Craigie
Illustrated By: Kathleen Fu
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout. This book explores why and how people have constructed taller and taller buildings over the course of human history
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
By: Maria Birmingham
Illustrated By: Drew Shannon
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how humans have navigated the world over time.
Walls
Walls
By: Gregor Craigie
Illustrated By: Arden Taylor
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout, this book explores why and how people have built walls all over the world throughout the course of human history.
Can We Talk?
Can We Talk?
By: Maria Birmingham
Illustrated By: Xulin Wang
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how humans have communicated over time.
Cities
Cities
By: Megan Clendenan
Illustrated By: Suharu Ogawa
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines the past, present and future of cities around the world.
Cracking the Code
Cracking the Code
By: Rachel Kehoe
Illustrated By: Meegan Lim
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book looks at the past, present and future of codes and codebreaking.
Just a Minute
Just a Minute
By: Kirstie Hudson, Monique Polak
Illustrated By: Paige Stampatori
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book is a comprehensive overview of time, and how and why we measure it.
Making a Splash
Making a Splash
By: Colleen Nelson
Illustrated By: Sophie Dubé
Since ancient times, water’s life-giving power has inspired people’s spiritual beliefs. It has influenced how humans migrated around the world. Recently, human ingenuity has taken water from a drinking source to an energy source, though not without consequences. As our population grows, cities expand and climate changes, what is the future of water? Innovations are making water equitable and accessible for all. Water warriors, determined to repair, protect and conserve water, are also shifting the mindset from humans needing water to water needing us. Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Conserve and Care for Water looks at what has been done in the past and what can be done in the future to ensure the health and prosperity of our blue planet.
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