Evolving Planet: Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (671 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810994860 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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From single-celled organisms, to dinosaurs, to mammals, and finally to humans, Evolving Planet traces the path of life that has been constantly evolving. Evolution, always a hot topic, is the central focus of this wide-ranging history of life on Earth. Long before all the life we see today ever came to befrom the lions of Africa, to the ants of the rainforests, to the bacteria that thrive in the depths of the oceancountless other life-forms once swam, crawled, flew, or bloomed on our planet. The very first forms of life appeared on Earth four billion years ago. With life come
Museum-loving readers will pounce on this volume, and dinophiles may be surprised at the long prehistory of their beloved "monsters." Supplemental books might include Linda Gamlin's Evolution (DK, 2000).—Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The lively bits of text are well supported by informative captions. Opening with an invitation to a newly formed planet devoid of life, the authors ask readers to proceed through successive periods—the Cambrian and the Ordovician, the Silurian and the Devonian—right up to the Cenozoic era, during which modern man evolved. Human evolution is part of this package, including a nifty page on "Useless Body Parts" (think
Amazon Customer said I bought for my friends daughter. She is 9. I bought for my friends daughter. She is 9 yrs old and has expressed a desire to become an anthropologist. So this was to keep her interest up. She loves it. Thank you. Great reference for studying chronological order life Hall This book was really helpful in putting various groups of organism into context for both science and as a lead up to study of ancient history.. "A prehistoric parade!" according to sprinkles. This book was developed as a companion to the Evolving Planet exhibition at Chicago's Field Museum, but it is a wonderful standalone piece as well. It is beautiful visually, drawing directly from the exhibition itself in a way that is much cleaner than many of the books that are out there. The text is engaging and takes the reader on a journey through both life and time in an exciting and entertaining way. I bought copies for my child, who is an avid fan of the museum, and my nephew who has yet to visit, and they both loved it! This is a fantastic telling of life's history.
A writer and specialist in using creative interpretive methods to connect audiences with subject matter, she has developed exhibitions on topics ranging from ancient Chinese jades to natural disasters to the life cycle of the cicada. Erica and Richard both live in Chicago.. Richard Kissel is a paleontologist and educator at The Field Museum, where he served as content specialist on