How to build a human : in seven evolutionary steps / Pamela S. Turner ; art by John Gurche.

Author/creator Turner, Pamela S. author.
Other author Gurche, John, illustrator.
Other author Charlesbridge (Firm) publisher.
Format Book
PublicationWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2022.
Copyright Date©2022
Descriptionix, 166 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents Forward / by Dr. Habiba Chirchir -- Introduction -- How we started -- Step 1: We stand up -- Step 2: We smash rocks -- Step 3: We get swelled heads -- Step 4: We take a hike -- Step 5: We invent barbecue -- Step 6: We start talking (and never shut up) -- Step 7: We become storytellers -- Conclusion: We dominate -- Author's notes. A note on race ; More on evolution ; More about dating fossils, artifacts, and climate shifts.
Abstract "A celebrated science writer draws upon the most recent discoveries in paleoarchaeology and evolutionary biology to present the seven most important steps leading to Homo sapiens"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 153-162) and index.
Interest age level Ages 10 and up
Interest grade level Grades 5 and up
Audience 990 Lexile
LanguageText in English
Awards noteA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection
Awards noteHorn Book Fanfare List, 2023.
Awards noteOutstanding Science Trade Books for Children, 2023.
Awards noteSchool Library Journal Best Books, 2022.
Issued in other formOnline version: Turner, Pamela S., How to build a human Watertown : Charlesbridge, 2022. 9781632897732
Genre/formInstructional and educational works.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formInstructional and educational works.
LCCN 2020052041
ISBN9781623542504 hardcover
ISBN1623542502 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 599.938 T856H ✔ Available Place Hold