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2) Evolution
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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.
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2012], ©2012
Physical Desc
44 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Description
"In the style of When Bugs Were Big and When Fish Got Feet this book discusses all the exciting developments of the Triassic Age, from the split of Pangaea into Gondwanaland and Laurasia, to the first appearance of the dinosaurs. There were Pterosaurs (flying reptiles), the first flowering plants, humongous sea creatures, early turtles, and the first coral reefs. Early mammals also appeared in the Triassic, and there were several dramatic extinction...
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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...
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Description
"A long, long time ago, planet Earth was full of dinosaurs. Giant dinosaurs that ate plants, meat-eating dinosaurs that walked on two feet, dinosaurs with armored frills--all KINDS of dinosaurs. Until an asteroid appeared in the sky. A big one . . . When it hit, most of the plants and animals on Earth went extinct. It was the end of the dinosaurs . . . . . . Or was it?" -- Adapted from Amazon.
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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?
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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.
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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."--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
ix, 166 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
How did we become who we are? Science writer Pamela S. Turner draws upon the most recent discoveries in paleoanthropology and evolutionary biology to present the seven most important steps leading to Homo sapiens.
15) 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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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...
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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...
19) 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.
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