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Earth Clock

The History of Our Planet in 24 Hours
By Tom Jackson
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Earth Clock by Tom Jackson takes young readers on a fascinating journey through time, exploring the history and future of our planet in a visually captivating way. The book creatively breaks down Earth's timeline into engaging sections, covering significant geological and evolutionary events. It's designed to inspire curiosity and wonder about the natural world and the forces that shape it.
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Format: Hardback
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by how time is measured by the natural world. It's perfect for children curious about the passage of time in nature, offering a mix of engaging facts and vibrant illustrations. Readers who enjoy learning about science and nature will find this both educational and entertaining.

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Earth Clock

Earth's history in one day... This illustrated book covers the most interesting and high-impact moments of our planet's geological history, while charting the evolution of life on Earth, from ancient single-celled organisms to the species we know today, until modern humans appear - at just four seconds to midnight.

With stunning, detailed illustrations, this book charts the formation of Earth and the evolution of life through the analogy of a 24-hour clock.

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The entire history of Planet Earth as you've never seen it before, ideal for readers 8+.

Our planet has been spinning in the blackness of space for 4.5 billion years. People have only been around for a tiny part of it. But what happened before we arrived on the scene? Before animals, dinosaurs, and even trees? Imagine if we could discover Earth's history in one day...

Starting the clock from the formation of the Earth, discover each significant moment in time on the clock, counting down to midnight. Earth Clock covers the most interesting and high-impact moments of our planet's geological history with stunning, detailed illustrations, while charting the evolution of life on Earth, from ancient single-celled organisms to the species we know today, until modern humans appear at just four seconds to midnight. What will tomorrow bring?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783127986

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books

Illustration: clr illus

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Nic Jones

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 234.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 560g

Pages: 64

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Tom Jackson

About the Author

Tom Jackson has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. His specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom spends his days finding fun ways of communicating facts, new and old, to all age groups and reading abilities. Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at zoos. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing has also taken him to the GalA pagos Islands, Amazon rainforest, coral reefs of Indonesia and Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic.

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