Humans made the first tools millions of years ago! These were mostly sharpened stones and shells used to kill and butcher animals. In time, humans developed tools for just about every task they needed to accomplish, from bone sewing needles to make better clothes to stone tools used to prepare land to grow crops. Primary sources and full-color photographs are paired with fascinating historical facts about the history of tools. Readers will come away with an appreciation for the human skill and ingenuity needed to build societies.