Darwin's Tree of Life
No. of pages 48
Published: 2019
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Follow the evolution of plants and animals, from the first living things 6 billion years ago to the animals living in the world today.
Darwin's Tree of Life shows how the incredible diversity of life on earth came to be. This beautifully illustrated book starts from the dawn of life and shows the order in which plants and animals evolved, the different branches of 'The Tree of Life', and how plants and animals have changed over time in many amazingly different ways.
Find out:
* why crabs run sideway
* which fish was the first to walk on land
* why birds are similar to dinosaurs
* why human brains are located in the head and not in our feet.
which creatures can survive 30 years without eating
* which mammal has the strongest bite of any predator
* why hedgehogs have spines
Stunningly illustrated by illustrator and print maker, Margaux Carpentier, children will enjoy finding out about a whole world of wonderful animals on our amazing planet Earth.
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .
Michael Bright is a best-selling author and award-winning radio and television producer, who has worked with the BBC's world-renowned Natural History Unit.