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My First Book of Evolution

Eduard Altarriba author Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Button Books

Published:8th Oct '24

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When did life first appear on Earth? How did humans evolve? How did giraffe’s necks get longer? Are humans now perfectly designed?

My First Book of Evolution answers these and many more questions about evolution and how it works in a fun and entertaining way.

Simple concepts such as what is a family tree, what is a species, what is a cell and more complex ideas of natural selection, adaptation, speciation and the inheritance of traits are explained clearly using imaginative and appealing charts, graphics and illustrations accompanied by simple, bite-size nuggets of explanatory text.

Like all good nonfiction books, the reader is presented with information as if they are the ones discovering it and not being told it by someone else. It’s a personal journey of discovery which is about as intimate as learning can get. For those children with an interest in this subject you won’t find another book that goes into this level of detail for this age group.

...this book is the kind of book which fits well into a school library or classroom. It would also be a perfect addition to a teacher’s toolkit of reference texts for planning. ...Readers will feel like experts after working their way through each chapter. This might not just be a child’s first book about evolution, it might be their only book too.

* Just Imagine *

Showing more originality and wit than is common in graphic non-fiction illustrations.

* Nicolette Jones (Sunday Times Children's Books editor) *

Written by Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón with appealing images created by Eduard Altarriba, My First Book of Evolution is an extremely clever distillation of the history of life on this planet. Questions are answered clearly and terminology is well explained. This wonderful publication would also make an excellent STEM book for schools.

* The Scotsman on Sunday *

A brilliant introduction into how evolution works with a range of eye catching graphics and visuals.

* @father_teacher_reader *

Exciting and accessible, this is a great starter book for budding scientists at home or school, as well as adults who may not have learned about the topic previously.

* Red Reading Hub *

The graphics are excellent and the colour coding subtle but helpful and this is the work of Altarriba which shows just why he won an award for his work on My first book of Quantum Physics. Although under 50 pages this hardback pulls a lot in and is definitively worth the investment and may get some enquiring minds interested in biology.

* Happy Families bl

ISBN: 9781787081307

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

48 pages