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Biografisk notat
Grahame Baker-Smith is a self-taught award-winning illustrator from Oxford who completed his training at Berkshire School of Art. He has worked in illustration for twenty years and in 2011 won the Greenaway Medal for his inspiring tale of fatherhood, FARTHER. He has illustrated numerous other picture books for Templar, including The Rhythm of the Rain which won the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards and the Greenaway shortlisted Leon and the Place Between.As we travel through time and space, we are given the most intense and stunning double page spreads bringing the history of the earth to life.
My Shelves are Full
This book is breathtaking in its vastness, taking us on a spellbinding journey of the evolution of our wonderful world. It's also illustrated with the most powerful and stunning illustrations of the wonders of this planet. For any young scientist, this would make the most perfect present.
- Fiona Eaton, Mini Travellers
Through this sparse poetic text and vivid illustrations, history comes to life, and the book is both moving and informative.
- Barbara Band, Armadillo Magazine
There is so much to discover, to learn, that these books, this series, will soon become your constant, reliable, fact-filled companions.
Teach Primary
A brief meditation on our planet's long and generally violent history over geologic epochs with suitably big, dramatic illustrations.
Kirkus Reviews
The third book in The Elements series from award-winner Grahame Baker-Smith guides readers on an unforgettable journey through our Earth's incredible evolution, discovering the planet's forgotten creatures, buried oceans and frozen layers.
A small boy imagines life on Earth when dinosaurs ruled, and the sky boomed with the wild beat of pterosaur wings. Then an asteroid fell, changing the world forever. If Kun could go back further in time, he would witness an even bigger collision, when the young Earth was struck by another planet creating our companion moon...
Following on from The Rhythm of the Rain and Wild is the Wind, Kate Greenaway award-winner Grahame Baker-Smith explores our ever-changing planet in this beautifully illustrated paperback edition.
The third book in The Elements series from award-winner Grahame Baker-Smith guides readers on an unforgettable journey through our Earth's incredible evolution, discovering the planet's forgotten creatures, buried oceans and frozen layers.