Description
A funny, fresh comic-strip look at the amazing (and very long!) history of planet EarthTake a whirlwind comic strip trip through 4.5 billion fascinating years of Earth’s history, discovering how Earth and the solar system formed, how the first life evolved in the oceans, LUCA, the ancestor of all living things, what became of the dinosaurs, and much, MUCH more.Each book works as a timeline, combining information spreads with comic strip stories, and supported throughout by high-interest facts and plenty of humour. Perfect for kids aged 9 and up.Contents: Our humble home/The whole of time at a glance!/It started with a BANG!/Nothing! Or was there?/Hello sunshine!/The early Earth/Collision course/Water world/It’s raining rocks!/A spark of life/Meet your ancestor! Millions of years of microbes/New cells on the block/Land on the move/Party atmosphere!/Snowball Earth/Animals arrive/Life explosion/Stepping ashore/Green scene/The age of fish/Tetrapod takeover/Day of the dinosaurs/Phew! What a scorcher!/Dinosaur battle/Sea and sky monsters/Furry and feathery/Asteroid alert!/Goodbye dinosaurs/Glossary/IndexTable of Contents: 1: Our humble home2: The whole of time at a glance!3: It started with a BANG!4: Nothing! Or was there?5: Hello sunshine!6: The early Earth7: Collision course8: Water world9: It?s raining rocks!10: A spark of life11: Meet your ancestor!12: Millions of years of microbes13: New cells on the block14: Land on the move15: Party atmosphere!16: Snowball Earth17: Animals arrive18: Life explosion19: Stepping ashore20: Green scene21: The age of fish22: Tetrapod takeover23: Day of the dinosaurs24: Phew! What a scorcher!25: Dinosaur battle26: Sea and sky monsters27: Furry and feathery28: Asteroid alert!29: Goodbye dinosaurs30: Glossary31: Index
