Life on Earth: From the First Cells to the Modern World - Couverture rigide

Rooney, Anne

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1398820695 ISBN 13 : 9781398820692

Editeur : Arcturus Editions, 2023

Synopsis

Written by award-winning author Anne Rooney, this highly visual full-color hardback by is a thrilling ride through the history of life itself, from the evolution of the very first cells to the conquest of the ocean, land, and air.

Packed with beautiful illustrations, this accessible guide uses timelines to help children understand the history of our planet in context. Each timeline picks out the major events of the era chronologically, creating a great way for children to reinforce their understanding of science, history and geography.

Includes:
- The origin of life
- Life on land
- The rise of dinosaurs
- Human evolution

Young readers can find out how this true-life tale lead to the extraordinary diversity of species in the modern world.

An illuminating read for young people aged 8+.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Visual Timelines series introduces children to the history of human and scientific development, using engaging, richly illustrated timelines to pick out major events and put them in context.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Adult
Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who has written several bestselling books on history, philosophy and science. She was shortlisted for the ALCS Educational Writers' Award in 2015 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award in 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.



Childrens Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who writes on science and the history of science for children and adults. Her Dinosaur Atlas was shortlisted for the Royal Young People's Book Award 2018 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award (ages 7-12), 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.

Violet Tobacco is an illustrator based in Atlanta, GA. She studied theater in college but gravitated toward other mediums of art before graduating. Always a storyteller with an affinity for whimsy, humor, and a well-delivered moral, she is most fond of illustration as a means of expression. She enjoys working with other creative individuals to build stories that help us better understand who we are.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcturus Editions
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1398820695
• ISBN 13: 9781398820692
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Tobacco Violet
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Indigo Musikproduktion + Vertrieb GmbH; https://www.indigo.de; ; Schlachthofstr. 36a; Hamburg; 21079; Allemagne