From the Big Bang to the abundance of life that surrounds us today, this beautiful book - the third by the award-winning duo Gill Arbuthnott and Chris Nielsen - is the story of evolution, from the very first cells to ourselves.
How old exactly is the Earth? How do we know what was here before us? Are we still evolving? From Cells to Ourselves is the story of the beginnings of life around 3.8 billion years ago, to the millions of species alive today, including humans.
Learn about mythology giants who formed the Earth, analyse fossils, walk with the dinosaurs, join Charles Darwin on his exploration of the Galápagos islands and marvel at some of the random and bizarre acts that have shaped our world in this beautifully illustrated book.
Created by the author and illustrator duo of the award-winning Balloon to the Moon.
The third title in the Balloon to the Moon series, which won the 12-16 category in the British Book Design and Production Awards 2019A wonderful combination of mythology, science and history that takes readers on a journey through one of the most fascinating subjects in natural historyGill Arbuthnott is a former secondary school science teacher.Cover treatments: 100% foil, uncoated varnishSample contents: Giant Who Formed the World, How Old is the Earth, How the Earth Formed, How Did Life Begin? The Cambrian Explosion, Spontaneous Generation, The Fabulous World of Fossils, Early Ideas about Evolution, The Dinosaur Detectives, Extinctions, The Voyage of The Beagle, The Theory of Evolution 
