Evolving planet : four billion years of life on Earth / Erica Kelly and Richard Kissel ; published in association with the Field Museum, Chcago.
| Author/creator | Kelly, Erica |
| Other author | Kissel, Richard. |
| Other author | Field Museum of Natural History. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, ©2008. |
| Description | 136 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The world of war: the Cambrian & Ordovician Periods -- World of fins, limbs, & land plants: the Silurian & Devonian Periods -- World of swampy forests & sharks: the Carboniferous Period -- Sail backs & supercontinents: the Permian Period -- Reptiles rule: the Triassic, Jurassic, & Cretaceous Periods -- Mammals inherit the earth: the Tertiary Period -- The human story begins -- The Ice Age: the Quaternary Period -- Back home on our evolving planet. |
| Abstract | Reveals how, over time, new life-forms evolved from earlier ones, and after serveral billiono years, added up to diversity as well as extinctions. |
| General note | Companion book to the Field Museum's exhibit Evolving planet. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 133) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007036342 |
| ISBN | 9780810994867 |
| ISBN | 0810994860 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 551 K2959E | ✔ Available | Place Hold |