Ever wonder how humans went from throwing rocks to building rockets?
The answer will twist your brain.
From a middle school teacher who knows exactly why history class makes kids doze off comes the caffeine hit -
We Invented Civilization?: Twisted Ancient History
- the book that makes ancient civilizations make sense (and might make you snort-laugh in the process).
Fast, funny, and fact-packed, it's ancient history for the TikTok generation -
big ideas, epic fails, and one small alien with a lot of opinions.
Meet the Paleolithic girl who tamed the first wolf, the Mesopotamian kid whose beer-brewing dad invented business deals, the Egyptian who chose mummies over math, and the Maya priest who really,
really
didn't want to cut anyone's heart out.
And get a different perspective from
Peaby
- an extraterrestrial historian with a serious curiosity problem and a snark streak a mile wide.
Discover:
✅ Why farming was a terrible idea (that worked out great)
✅ How the Egyptians basically invented emojis
✅ Why Mesopotamian mathematicians deserve more credit than Pythagoras
✅ What happens when you give an alien observer a spray can
This isn't your parents' history book.
It's the twisted truth about how a bunch of confused, brilliant, and occasionally ridiculous humans accidentally built civilization - one lightbulb moment at a time.
Perfect for curious kids who think history is boring, parents who want to learn alongside them, and teachers who need ammunition for the classic:
"When will I ever use this?"
Ages 9-14 - Middle Grade Nonfiction
Fast. Funny. Fact-packed. Peaby-approved.