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 that they have used it to create strange and mysterious things – from ghosts and spirits to governments and corporations.

Follow ancient humans on the journey that led 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, with dwarfs, giant snakes, the Great Spirit of the Lion that lives above the clouds, and the finger of a 50,000-year-old child that reveals the mysteries of human origin.

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