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A Comic Strip History of Planet Earth: Part 1 From the Big Bang to Birds

By (author) Anna Claybourne, Illustrated by Rikus Ferreira





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A funny, fresh comic-strip look at the amazing (and very long!) history of planet Earth Take 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/Index

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Publisher | Hachette Children's Group
Published date | 13 May 2025
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 64
Dimensions | 284 x 216 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 300g
ISBN | 978-1-4451-9042-6
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BISAC | juvenile nonfiction / animals / dinosaurs & prehistoric creatures


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