Comic Strip History of Evolution From Hot Rocks to Humans
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Biografisk notat
Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping. Emmanuel was born in 1970 and lives with his family in the west of France. He graduated from the Higher School of Graphic Arts in Paris in 1995 (ESAG Penninghen). His work involves digital and gouache illustrations for non fiction books, novels, and children's magazines and comics.A funny, fresh comic-strip look at the incredible history of life on Earth
Take a whirlwind comic strip trip through 4.5 billion fascinating years of evolution, discovering how life on Earth began and how it diversified, the weird and wonderful first animals, the age of the dinosaurs, the first humans and much, much more.
A Comic Strip History of Evolution works as a timeline, combining information spreads with comic strip stories, and is supported throughout by high-interest facts and plenty of humour. Perfect for kids aged 9 and up.
Contents:
How it started /In the soup /It's all about the genes / Single cells rule!/ Lots more species... / Animals arrive / Life explosion! / Evolving ecosystems / Oh no - species disaster! / Land takeover / Green planet /Into the air! / Four-legged fish / Age of the dinosaurs / Fossil focus / Reptile world / Mini-mammals /Is it a bird? / Watch out dinosaurs! / Gone forever! / Massive mammals / Looks familiar! / The human family / Types of evolution / Smart humans / Changing wild species / Understanding evolution / It's still going on! / Evolution timeline / Glossary / Index
- 1: How it started
- 2: In the soup
- 3: It's all about the genes
- 4: Single cells rule!
- 5: Lots more species...
- 6: Animals arrive
- 7: Life explosion!
- 8: Evolving ecosystems
- 9: Oh no - species disaster!
- 10: Land takeover
- 11: Green planet
- 12: Into the air!
- 13: Four-legged fish
- 14: Age of the dinosaurs
- 15: Fossil focus
- 16: Reptile world
- 17: Mini-mammals
- 18: Is it a bird?
- 19: Watch out dinosaurs!
- 20: Gone forever!
- 21: Massive mammals
- 22: Looks familiar!
- 23: The human family
- 24: Types of evolution
- 25: Smart humans
- 26: Changing wild species
- 27: Understanding evolution
- 28: It's still going on!
- 29: Evolution timeline
- 30: Glossary
- 31: Index