The newly released Comprehensive World's History in Stories series for young readers is the first of its kind written from a Chinese perspective.

Its publisher, China Children's Press and Publication Group, intends for the book to provide kids with an international outlook and build up their knowledge base of world culture.

"We didn't have these kinds of books before, as the school education system was more focused on Chinese history than the world's," says historian Yu Pei, from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.