The Ultimate Biography of Earth: From the Big Bang to Today!

The natural history of Earth, told in biography form.

Told in a lively, illustrated biography form to deliver its cutting-edge science in the most compelling way, here is the story of Earth, from the chaotic Hadean eon with its huge oceans of molten rock to today's Cenozoic era, aka the Age of Mammals (and that includes us humans). Learn about the Great Oxygenation Event. Meet some of the planet's wildest life-forms, like Megatherium--a sloth as big as an elephant. Watch the continents separate, crash together, and reform. Get an eyewitness view of Earth's major mass extinction events, including the asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs. And catch up on the basics, like why the sky is blue and how glaciers shape the land. It's the ultimate biography of the best home in the galaxy. Fully illustrated and packed with facts!


Author: Nick Lund
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781523513598
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
Lund, Nick: - Nick Lund is a conservationist and nature writer. His writing on birds and nature has appeared in Audubon Magazine, National Parks Magazine, Slate.com, The Washington Post, the Maine Sportsman, the Portland Phoenix, Down East Magazine, and others. He is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law and worked in federal energy policy in Washington D.C. (for the good guys) before returning to Maine with his wife and son to work for Maine Audubon.

Ford, Jason: - "A diet of Tintin books, Marvel comics and Tex Avery cartoons as a child and a continuing love of French 'Bande Dessinee' graphic albums have contributed to Jason's approach to illustration. His drawings, incorporating juicy colours, a graphic line and a wry wit, have kept him in constant demand.
​Based in London, Jason has worked for a wide range of clients and has become an author with the publication of the popular kids activity book - 'The Superbook for Superheroes' and the follow up title 'The Monster Book of Zombies, Spooks and Ghouls'
His third title, 'The Cosmic Book of Space, Aliens and Beyond' will be out in autumn 2021."