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Book Synopsis40 inspirational stories about what humans can achieve when we work as a team.
From inventing vaccines in record time to dealing with climate change, the biggest challenges we face can only be overcome when teams of people work together towards a common goal. Together We Can is a celebration of what we can achieve when human beings work collaboratively.
Packed with stories of teamwork from around the globe, read about the discovery of DNA, the beginnings of the Red Cross, the formation of Apple Inc., The Black Mambas, the Black Lives Matter movement, the Bolshoi Ballet, LEGO creators and more. Reading this book will help you understand the power and importance of teamwork!
Drawing on the powers of teamwork, Together We Can is beautifully illustrated by Studio Muti, a creative studio of illustrators and designers based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Table of ContentsScience The International Space Station (global), CERN and the Large Hadron Collider (global, but based on French/Swiss border), Apollo 11 Moon Landings (US), The Discovery of the Nature of DNA (UK), Dark Matter (US), Marie and Pierre Curie (France) Medicine Penicillin (UK), COVID-19 Vaccines (global), Louis and Marie Pasteur (France), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (global), Human Genome Project (US) Technology Moveable Type and the Printing Revolution (ancient presses in China, Korea, Middle East as well as Gutenberg), Thomas Edison's Invention Factory (US), The Wright Brothers (US), Apple Inc. (US), The Internal Combustion Engine, Tetris (invented by Russian computer programmer), The World Wide Web (UK) Conservation and Rescue The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit (South Africa), The 2010 Copiapo Mining Accident (Chile), World Wildlife Fund for Nature (global with a focus on conservation in China), Campobello Whale Rescue Team (Canada), Jane Goodall Institute (headquarters in US but also has a focus on Roots & Shoots Across Africa program) Politics and Activism The Magna Carta (UK), Women's Suffrage and the Suffragettes (focus on US and UK), Civil Rights Movement (also touches on Bristol Bus Boycott), Black Lives Matter International Movement (global, focus on UK and US), Climate Change Activism (School Strike for Climate globally and Sunrise Movement in US), The United Nations (global) Sport The Olympic Games (global), UEFA (Europe), The All Blacks (New Zealand), Venus and Serena Williams (US) Culture Shakespeare's Players (UK), The Bolshoi Ballet (Russia), Chinese Acrobatics (China), Stonehenge (UK), LEGO (Denmark), ABBA (Sweden), BTS (Korea)
