Early Life on Earth tracks the evolution of life on Earth, from its origins up to the imminent arrival of the dinosaurs. Take a closer look at the first multi-celled forms, the Cambrian explosion, the age of fish, giant insects and amphibians and the mass extinction that paved the way for dinosaurs.

Using stunning photographs and graphic 3-D images, Early Life on Earth brings core curriculum subjects to life with an engaging design.

Written by bestselling author Michael Bright, his digestible approach to science makes this the perfect book for project work or interest reading.

This book is part of a book series called Planet Earth .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 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.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Origins of life
• 2: The Last Universal Common Ancestor of all of life on Earth
• 3: The first multi-celled life forms
• 4: The Cambrian explosion when every main group of animals suddenly evolved
• 5: The first plants
• 6: The age of fishes and the golden age of sharks
• 7: Invasion of the land - plants, insects, spiders, and amphibians
• 8: Giant insects and why they grew so big
• 9: Giant amphibians
• 10: Early reptiles and the dinosaur-like mammal-like reptiles
• 11: Mass extinction paves the way for the arrival of the dinosaurs