Earth Clock - Tom Jackson

Earth Clock

The History of Our Planet in 24 Hours

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
64 Seiten
2022
Welbeck Children's Books (Verlag)
978-1-78312-798-6 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
Earth's history in one day... This illustrated book covers the most interesting and high-impact moments of our planet's geological history, while charting the evolution of life on Earth, from ancient single-celled organisms to the species we know today, until modern humans appear – at just four seconds to midnight.
The entire history of Planet Earth as you've never seen it before, ideal for readers 8+.

Our planet has been spinning in the blackness of Space for 4.5 billion years. People have only been around for a tiny part of it. But what happened before we arrived on the scene? Before animals, dinosaurs and even trees? Imagine if we could discover Earth's history in one day...

Starting the clock from the formation of the Earth, discover each significant moment in time on the clock, counting down to midnight. Earth Clock covers the most interesting and high-impact moments of our planet's geological history with stunning, detailed illustrations, while charting the evolution of life on Earth, from ancient single-celled organisms to the species we know today, until modern humans appear – at just four seconds to midnight. What will tomorrow bring?

Tom Jackson has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. His specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom spends his days finding fun ways of communicating facts, new and old, to all age groups and reading abilities. Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at zoos. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing has also taken him to the Galápagos Islands, Amazon rainforest, coral reefs of Indonesia and Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic.

Erscheinungsdatum
Illustrationen Nic Jones
Zusatzinfo clr illus
Sprache englisch
Maße 234 x 282 mm
Gewicht 560 g
Themenwelt Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Geschichte / Politik
Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Naturwissenschaft / Technik
Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur
ISBN-10 1-78312-798-8 / 1783127988
ISBN-13 978-1-78312-798-6 / 9781783127986
Zustand Neuware
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