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Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Description
"This humorous informational picture book about the history of the universe answers some of the biggest questions humans have ever asked - like how the universe began and where we came from. Young readers will learn all about the Big Bang theory, how our solar system and planet were formed, how life began in the oceans and moved to land, what happened to the dinosaurs and how humans evolved from apes to explore, build communities all over the world...and...
2) Evolution
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2009, c1993
Physical Desc
72 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 29 cm. + 1 clip art CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 wall chart.
Description
Text about and photography of experiments, animals, plants, bones, and fossils reveal the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of the natural world and how life began.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
93 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map, ports. ; 25 cm.
Description
In this well-illustrated book, six modern animals are compared to their ancient ancestors to answer questions like: Why did they change? What was their world like? How do scientists make such connections?
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
v, 122 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Description
Introduces the concept of biological evolution, explaining how minute changes over time lead to speciation, in a book that includes twenty-five science projects that illustrate key concepts.
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Description
From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Charles Darwin, the scientist who changed the way people see the world.
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Series
Formats
Description
When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago! There aren't any people around to ask for directions. Luckily Ms. Frizzle has a plan, and the class is right there to watch simple cells become sponges and then fish and dinosaurs, then mammals and early primates and, eventually, modern humans. It's the longest class...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"A picture book adaptation of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking On the Origin of Species, lushly illustrated and told in accessible and engaging easy-to-understand text for young readers."--
9) Life: the first four billion years, the story of life from the big bang to the evolution of humans
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
75 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm
Description
From the Big Bang to the first life-forms, from mass extinctions and ice ages to dinosaurs, sea monsters, and four-legged fish, discover the incredible story of life on Earth before humans took their first steps. With breathtaking art capturing a magnificent variety of prehistoric animals, this is a captivating look at our planet before we called it ours.
Author
Publisher
RBA Molino
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
Esta es tu biografía (aunque no lo sepas) Este libro te llevará por un increíble recorrido desde el Big Bang hasta tu nacimiento (¡y en menos de lo que tardas en ponerte los calcetines!). Sus páginas te ayudarán a atravesar océanos de tiempo para ir desde el espacio hasta la puerta de tu casa en una aventura que empieza con un gran BOOM. ¿Te apuntas al viaje de tu vida?
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 foldout wall chart, 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Description
"Grade 5-9-This overview covers a lot of territory-from primordial slime to the apes that were our relatives-presented as a browsing collection of pictures and captions. Photos and illustrations of fossils, prehistoric plants, animals, and dinosaurs are prolific and colorful. While all are clearly reproduced, it is sometimes frustrating to see fossilized remains without seeing the creature depicted as it was in real life. Many of the drawings are...
15) Evolution
Author
Publisher
What On Earth
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
32 pages ; color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"Clear and inviting nonfiction prose, vetted by scientists-together with lively illustrations and a time line-narrate how life on Earth emerged “out of the blue.” It began in the vast, empty sea when Earth was young. Single-celled microbes too small to see held the promise of all life-forms to come. Those microbes survived billions of years in restless seas until they began to change, to convert sunlight into energy, to produce oxygen until one...
17) One day a dot
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Tells the story of how everything and everyone came to be, starting with one tiny dot and continuing through the Big Bang to the rise of human societies.
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