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!