Evolution : join us on an exhilarating journey from the origins of life to the present day! / written by real-life scientists Sarah Darwin & Eva-Maria Sadowski ; illustrated by Olga Baumert.
| Author/creator | Darwin, Sarah author. |
| Other author | Sadowski, Eva-Maria, author. |
| Other author | Baumert, Olga, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Greenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth Books, 2023. |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 63 pages : color illustrations, map, portraits ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Join us on an exhilarating journey from the origins of life to the present day! |
| Contents | Introduction -- Darwin and Wallace -- Natural selection -- The game of life -- How it all began -- Hadean and Archean Eons -- Planet Earth rocks! -- Life fills the seas -- Proterozoic eon and Cambrian period -- Life finds a new home -- Ordovician and Silurian periods -- Fantastic fossils -- Animals find their feet -- Devonian period -- Giants from the swamps -- Carboniferous period -- From icehouse to hothouse -- Permian period -- The causes of climate change -- Dinosaurs in charge -- Triassic and Jurassic periods -- T.rex and the rise of flowers -- Cretaceous period -- Evolving together -- The age of mammals -- Palaeogene period -- Grasslands and grazers -- Neogene period -- The success of birds -- Evolution of humans -- Neogene and Quaternary periods -- Humans change their world -- Quaternary period -- Human-made -- Quaternary period -- The future -- The tree of life -- World map -- Glossary -- Index -- Sources -- Natural history collections. |
| Abstract | Discover the story of life on Earth and how it came to be, with real-life scientists Sarah Darwin and Eva Maria Sadowski.The Earth has come a very long way from the molten planet with oceans of magma that existed 4.5 billion years ago. Since then, the land has shifted, the climate has changed, and life has flourished. But how exactly did living things come to be? Let real-life scientists Sarah Darwin and Eva Maria Sadowski enlighten you about the fascinating facts of evolution: what it is and how it works. Dive into the history of life on Earth and learn about the theory of natural selection that Sarah's great-great-grandfather, Charles Darwin, and naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace came up with together. In this beautifully illustrated book, feature spreads explain the important things that you need to know and a timeline plots the history of life on Earth. Budding botanists will be delighted by this in-depth tour of life that leaves no stone unturned and will keep children (and adults) enthralled for hours. Find out how plants, humans, pet dogs, and everything else came to be and what this might mean for our future. |
| General note | Includes scattered short biographies entitled "Pioneering people". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-61) and index. |
| Interest age level | Ages 11-17. CLCD. |
| Audience | IG 1000 Lexile |
| Awards note | NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, 2024 (Winner) |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| ISBN | 9781912920549 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1912920549 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781912920532 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1912920530 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 576.8 D259E | ✔ Available | Place Hold |