What is The Story of Mankind?
'''''The Story of Mankind''''' is a [[nonfiction]] book that was first [[published]] in 1921. It was the first book that ever won the [[Newbery Medal]]. It won the Newbery Medal in 1922. ''The Story of Mankind'' was written by [[Hendrik Willem van Loon]]. He was an American writer and teacher. He wrote ''The Story of Mankind'' for his grandchildren. He thought that all children need to know about [[history]]. ''The Story of Mankind'' tells how people have lived and what things people have done that made a big change in the world. It starts with cave men. It tells about many different people. The last people it tells about are the people that lived when Hendrik Willem van Loon was writing the book. That was just after [[World War I]]. At that time, lots of people wanted to make it so that there would never be another war. Hendrik Willem van Loon thought that if he taught children about history, they would not want to fight wars when they grew up. ==Movie== In 1957 the [[Marx Brothers]] made a movie of ''The Story of Mankind''. It starred [[Ronald Colman]]. Lots of other movie stars were also in the movie. The movie is also called ''The Story of Mankind''. ==Other websites== * [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/754 ''The Story of Mankind''] at [[Project Gutenberg]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Story of Mankind}} [[Category:1921 books]] [[Category:Newbery Medal winning books]] [[Category:American children's books]] [[Category:History books]]