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The Resource The story of life : a first book about evolution, Catherine Barr and Steve Williams ; illustrated by Amy Husband

The story of life : a first book about evolution, Catherine Barr and Steve Williams ; illustrated by Amy Husband

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At first, nothing lived on Earth. It was a noisy, hot, scary place. Choking gas exploded from volcanoes and oceans of lava bubbled around the globe...Then in the deep, dark ocean, something amazing happened. This is an exciting and dramatic story about how life began and developed on Planet Earth, written especially for younger children. The authors explain how the first living cell was created, and how the cells multiply and create jellyfish and worms, and then fish with bendy necks, which drag themselves out of the water into swampy forests. They tell the story of the biggest creatures that have ever walked on land - the dinosaurs. Long after that, hairy creatures who have babies, not eggs, take over, stand on two legs and spread around the world, some of them living through cataclysmic events such as ice ages and volcanic eruptions. Everyone living today is related to these survivors. With delightful illustrations including lots of detail and humour, all carefully researched and checked, this book shows the development of life on Earth in a truly accessible and simple way
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eng
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The story of life : a first book about evolution
Title
The story of life
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a first book about evolution
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Catherine Barr and Steve Williams ; illustrated by Amy Husband
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Author
Illustrator
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Language
eng
Summary
At first, nothing lived on Earth. It was a noisy, hot, scary place. Choking gas exploded from volcanoes and oceans of lava bubbled around the globe...Then in the deep, dark ocean, something amazing happened. This is an exciting and dramatic story about how life began and developed on Planet Earth, written especially for younger children. The authors explain how the first living cell was created, and how the cells multiply and create jellyfish and worms, and then fish with bendy necks, which drag themselves out of the water into swampy forests. They tell the story of the biggest creatures that have ever walked on land - the dinosaurs. Long after that, hairy creatures who have babies, not eggs, take over, stand on two legs and spread around the world, some of them living through cataclysmic events such as ice ages and volcanic eruptions. Everyone living today is related to these survivors. With delightful illustrations including lots of detail and humour, all carefully researched and checked, this book shows the development of life on Earth in a truly accessible and simple way
Summary
A basic introduction to how life began and developed on Earth describes the planet before life evolved and explains the formation of living cells, the development of the planet's first animals and humans, and the history of the dinosaurs
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10411056
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YDXCP
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1951-
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Barr, Catherine
Dewey number
550
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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  • 0
  • 4
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1968-
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  • Williams, Steve
  • Husband, Amy
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True
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  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Evolution
  • Earth (Planet)
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juvenile
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a first book about evolution
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The story of life : a first book about evolution, Catherine Barr and Steve Williams ; illustrated by Amy Husband
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rdacarrier
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  • still image
  • still image
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  • sti
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  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
000054355581
Dimensions
28 cm.
Extent
1 volume of unnumbered pages
Isbn
9781847804853
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(hardback)
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
Other physical details
colour illustrations
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
(OCoLC)890953413
Label
The story of life : a first book about evolution, Catherine Barr and Steve Williams ; illustrated by Amy Husband
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • still image
Content type code
  • sti
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
000054355581
Dimensions
28 cm.
Extent
1 volume of unnumbered pages
Isbn
9781847804853
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
colour illustrations
Specific material designation
regular print
System control number
(OCoLC)890953413

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