Comic Strip History of Planet Earth – serie

A funny, fresh comic-strip look at the amazing (and very long!) history of planet Earth for kidsTake a whirlwind comic strip trip through 4.5 billion fascinating years of planet Earth's history, discovering what happened to the dinosaurs, how the mammals took over Earth, early humans, the first civilisations, the dawn of technology and much, MUCH more. Perfect for kids aged 9 and up.Each book works as a timeline, combining information spreads with comic strip stories, and supported throughout by high-interest facts and plenty of humour.Contents: Ancient Earth/The whole of time - at a glance!/Dinosaur disaster!/Rise of the mammals/Changing continents/South Pole Paradise/Trapped in amber/Mighty mammals/Hello Himalayas!/The big chill!/ Don't go in the water!/Arrival of the apes/Down from the trees/The first humans/Spreading out/Stone age life/No more Neanderthals!/Ice age!/Ancient extinctions/The great flood/Farming begins/Settling down/Cities and civilisations/Science and inventions/Age of exploration/The Industrial revolution/The computer age/Into space!/Climate change challenge/Glossary/Index

A funny, fresh comic-strip look at the amazing (and very long!) history of planet EarthTake a whirlwind comic strip trip through 4.5 billion fascinating years of Earth's history, discovering how Earth and the solar system formed, how the first life evolved in the oceans, LUCA, the ancestor of all living things, what became of the dinosaurs, and much, MUCH more.Each book works as a timeline, combining information spreads with comic strip stories, and supported throughout by high-interest facts and plenty of humour. Perfect for kids aged 9 and up.Contents: Our humble home/The whole of time at a glance!/It started with a BANG!/Nothing! Or was there?/Hello sunshine!/The early Earth/Collision course/Water world/It's raining rocks!/A spark of life/Meet your ancestor! Millions of years of microbes/New cells on the block/Land on the move/Party atmosphere!/Snowball Earth/Animals arrive/Life explosion/Stepping ashore/Green scene/The age of fish/Tetrapod takeover/Day of the dinosaurs/Phew! What a scorcher!/Dinosaur battle/Sea and sky monsters/Furry and feathery/Asteroid alert!/Goodbye dinosaurs/Glossary/Index