The Talking Book: The Wild Journey of Communication from Caveman to AI

by Jane De Suza

Are you ready to solve one of the world's biggest mysteries: how we talk? The story of communication begins in prehistoric times, gallops through the dark arts, untranslatable words and languages brought back from the dead, and arrives in the age of AI. Along the way, we meet outstanding characters-the one-word man, the 400-word monkey and the million-word computer-who play their part in the development of language. Every tale in this book holds a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143463543
• ISBN13: 9780143463542
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7