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Life (As We Know It)
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A dizzying ride through 4.6 billion years of life on Planet Earth. Once upon a time, before time even existed, all matter in the universe was concentrated in a single point a fraction of the size of an atom. And then? And then it exploded. This...
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Life (As We Know It)
"A dizzying ride through 4.6 billion years of life on Earth, this striking book tells the creation story of our planet, as told by science. Once upon a time, before time even existed, all matter in the universe was concentrated on a single point a fraction of the size of an atom. And then? And then it exploded."--
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Description
A dizzying ride through 4.6 billion years of life on Planet Earth.
Once upon a time, before time even existed, all matter in the universe was concentrated in a single point a fraction of the size of an atom. And then? And then it exploded.
This is a celebration of the origins of our planet and the life that inhabits it. With lyrical text and sumptuous illustration, this book takes readers on an extraordinary evolutionary journey; from the emergence of photosynthesising single-celled organisms to the blobby sea creatures that gradually morphed into fish and then tetrapods, reptiles, dinosaurs and finally to mammals.
We tell stories of apples and snakes, of gods and monsters. But the creation story told by science is more perplexing and incredible than any we could ever make up.
Written by award-winning writer, Ziggy Hanaor, and gorgeously brought to life by Cristóbal Schmal, this striking book is both emotive and educational.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781800660564
Publisher: Cicada Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 24 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cicada Books
Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Cristobal Schmal
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 190.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 460g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Ziggy Hanaor is a writer and publisher living in London. She is author of the V&A award-winning Alte Zachen (Cicada, 2022) and the Carnegie-nominated The Egg Incident (Cicada, 2023), as well as picturebooks, including Fly Flies (Cicada, 2019), Alex and Alex (Cicada, 2021) and The Pocket Chaotic (Cicada, 2020).
Cristóbal Schmal is a Chilean illustrator living in Germany. His tactile ink and watercolour style has garnered many prestigious clients, including The New York Times, LA Times, Greenpeace and Lufthansa. This is his first book.
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