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Amazing Evolution

The Journey of Life
By Anna Claybourne
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Amazing Evolution by Anna Claybourne is a captivating children's book that introduces young readers to the fascinating journey of evolution. It explains complex scientific ideas in an accessible manner, with engaging illustrations and fun facts that bring the story of life on Earth to all ages. This book makes the wonders of the natural world both educational and entertaining for curious minds.
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You might enjoy this if you're fascinated by the incredible story of how life on Earth evolved, explained in a manner accessible to young readers. Packed with engaging illustrations and fun facts, it's perfect for sparking curiosity about the natural world and the science behind evolution.

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Filled with fascinating facts, clever connections, and engaging explanations, Amazing Evolution will keep children enthralled for hours.

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Evolution is a difficult idea; it deals with random, unlikely events, combined with vast lengths of time too enormous to comprehend. But the evidence of evolution is all around us - in the fossils of long-dead creatures that stumbled and fell along the journey of life, in the genes that made us, and in the relationships between all living beings, helping us to understand what makes them different and what makes them similar.

Amazing Evolution explores the incredible ways that evolution works, starting with the beginnings of life 3.5 billion years ago, all the way up to the walking, talking super apes that can speak to others on the opposite side of the world and even walk on the moon - human beings. Learn what makes a fish a fish, a bird a bird, and what makes some superstar creatures so special.

Filled with fascinating facts, clever connections, and engaging explanations, Amazing Evolution will keep children enthralled for hours.

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Amazing Evolution by Anna Claybourne captivates with its ability to simplify complex scientific concepts, making them accessible and enjoyable for young readers. It's considered essential educational material for schools covering topics such as evolution, extinction, fossils, and notable figures like Darwin and Wallace. The book is praised for its thoughtful presentation and engaging writing on the vast subject of evolution.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782406365

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 April 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ivy Kids

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Wesley Robins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 80

Collections

Anna Claybourne Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Anna Claybourne is a writer and editor who has worked on many children's books, on a wide range of subjects, for different publishers. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Wesley Robins is an award-winning illustrator, with a degree in Illustration and Animation from Kingston University, London.

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