Amazing Evolution: The Journey of Life
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- Author：Anna Claybourne
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Summary
Evolution can be a difficult idea to wrap our brains around: it deals with random， unlikely events， combined with vast lengths of time too enormous to comprehend。 But the evidence is all around us–in the fossils of long-dead creatures， and in our genes and the relationships between all living beings。
Amazing Evolution shines a light on this incredible process， from the beginnings of life around 3。8 billion years ago， to the millions of different species alive today， including the moon-walking， talking apes with super-powerful brains–human beings！
Filled with clear explanations， beautiful illustrations and fascinating facts about the planet’s strangest and most spectacular creatures， Amazing Evolution will keep children （and adults， too！） enthralled for hours。
Delve into the pages and learn what makes a fish a fish， why giraffes have such long necks and how all living things， from cabbages to tigers， are related！ Amazing Evolution is the perfect first book about evolution for young readers。
Amazing Evolution shines a light on this incredible process， from the beginnings of life around 3。8 billion years ago， to the millions of different species alive today， including the moon-walking， talking apes with super-powerful brains–human beings！
Filled with clear explanations， beautiful illustrations and fascinating facts about the planet’s strangest and most spectacular creatures， Amazing Evolution will keep children （and adults， too！） enthralled for hours。
Delve into the pages and learn what makes a fish a fish， why giraffes have such long necks and how all living things， from cabbages to tigers， are related！ Amazing Evolution is the perfect first book about evolution for young readers。
Reviews
Eren ve Emre
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Her akşam 2 sayfa okuyoruz。 5 yaş anlayabilir dili çok güzel
Jota-p
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Este livro é muito interessante， mas talvez devido a uma tradução ou a uma revisão erradas， fiquei um pouco de pé atrás logo nas primeiras páginas， ao ler coisas como: "A evolução explica como surgiram todos os seres vivos que existem na Terra" （a forma como a frase está elaborada parece querer dizer que a teoria da evolução explica o surgimento da vida na Terra， o que não é verdade。。。 a teoria da evolução pode ajudar a compreender a razão por que existem diferentes espécies que povoam o mundo， Este livro é muito interessante， mas talvez devido a uma tradução ou a uma revisão erradas， fiquei um pouco de pé atrás logo nas primeiras páginas， ao ler coisas como: "A evolução explica como surgiram todos os seres vivos que existem na Terra" （a forma como a frase está elaborada parece querer dizer que a teoria da evolução explica o surgimento da vida na Terra， o que não é verdade。。。 a teoria da evolução pode ajudar a compreender a razão por que existem diferentes espécies que povoam o mundo， mas não explica o surgimento da vida） ou "É devido à evolução que os seres vivos parecem tão bem adaptados ao seu meio ambiente" （mais uma frase que， a meu ver， não está correctamente formulada， pois não é devido à evolução que os seres vivos parecem bem adaptados ao seu meio ambiente。。。 o processo de evolução decorre da forma como uma espécie se adapta， de geração em geração， ao seu meio ambiente）。 Há ainda outra frase que não estará incorrecta， mas que não faz muito sentido associá-la ao processo de evolução: "A evolução explica também porque [sic] existiram muitas outras criaturas que já não existem， como por exemplo os dinossauros"。 Mais uma vez， parece-me que estas frases ou foram mal traduzidas， ou então mal revistas， o que é uma pena， tendo em conta que este é um livro que se pretende de rigor científico para o público infanto-juvenil。Em todo o caso， tirando essas frases da introdução， a verdade é que depois o livro se torna muito interessante。 A informação científica veiculada não volta a incorrer em mal-entendidos como os referidos， e a leitura torna-se prazerosa， até porque as ilustrações acompanham muito bem o texto。 Fiquei a conhecer alguns termos que ainda não conhecia tão bem， como "coevolução" e "evolução convergente"。Acabei por gostar muito de ler este livro！ 。。。more
Kiril Valchev
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След чудесната адаптация за деца на "Произход на видовете"， с които Сабина Радева и "Сиела" ни зарадваха， издателство "Фют" са подготвили нещо страхотно и за （малко） по-големите естествоизпитатели。 "Удивителната история на живота" от Анна Клейбърн （с илюстрации на Уесли Робинс） запознава своите читатели с тяхното неподозирано голямо семейство и продължаващия， вече близо 4 млрд。 г。， процес， отговорен за него。Въпреки няколко дребни неточности и пренебрежимо малко печатни грешки， изданието е прекра След чудесната адаптация за деца на "Произход на видовете"， с които Сабина Радева и "Сиела" ни зарадваха， издателство "Фют" са подготвили нещо страхотно и за （малко） по-големите естествоизпитатели。 "Удивителната история на живота" от Анна Клейбърн （с илюстрации на Уесли Робинс） запознава своите читатели с тяхното неподозирано голямо семейство и продължаващия， вече близо 4 млрд。 г。， процес， отговорен за него。Въпреки няколко дребни неточности и пренебрежимо малко печатни грешки， изданието е прекрасно и подобни начинания трябва да се подкрепят。 。。。more
Mikko Saari
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Erittäin hyvä lastenkirja evoluutiosta。 Kirjassa esitellään evoluution perusteet hyvin selkeässä ja ymmärrettävässä muodossa。 Tätä on helppo suositella vähän isompien alakouluikäisten käsiin – ja miksei myös aikuisille， jotka haluavat kerrata evoluution perusjutut nopeasti ja helposti。Tämän kirjan luettuaan ymmärtää aivan riittävän hyvin， mistä evoluution teoriassa oikein on kyse。 Teksti ei ole erityisen lapsille suunnattua， Ihmeellinen evoluutio ei lässytä tai makeile， vaan vain yksinkertaisest Erittäin hyvä lastenkirja evoluutiosta。 Kirjassa esitellään evoluution perusteet hyvin selkeässä ja ymmärrettävässä muodossa。 Tätä on helppo suositella vähän isompien alakouluikäisten käsiin – ja miksei myös aikuisille， jotka haluavat kerrata evoluution perusjutut nopeasti ja helposti。Tämän kirjan luettuaan ymmärtää aivan riittävän hyvin， mistä evoluution teoriassa oikein on kyse。 Teksti ei ole erityisen lapsille suunnattua， Ihmeellinen evoluutio ei lässytä tai makeile， vaan vain yksinkertaisesti selittää asiat suoraviivaisesti ja helppotajuisesti。Wesley Robinsin kuvitus on selkeää ja miellyttävää。 Kirjaa on ilo silmäillä ja suurikokoiset sivut mahdollistavat mukavan väljän taiton。Kirjan tavasta käsitellä evoluutiota voi nostaa muutamia myönteisiä huomioita。 Evoluution keksijänä mainitaan tietysti Charles Darwin， mutta myös samoja ajatuksia samoihin aikoihin kehitellyt Alfred Russel Wallace – ja nostetaanpa samalla aukeamalla esiin myös yksi kaikkien aikojen fossiilinetsijöistä， Mary Anning。Hyvä huomio on myös maininta siitä， ettei ihminen ole mikään kehityksen huipentuma， eikä evoluutio sinänsä muuta lajeja kehittyneemmiksi – se vain sopeuttaa niitä ympäristöön。Ihmeellinen evoluutio on oiva tapa saada lukija ymmärtämään yhden tieteen historian merkittävimmän teorian perusteet， joten sitä on helppo suositella lasten ja aikuisten luettavaksi。 。。。more
Judy Abbott
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Sert ciltli kapağı ve nefis baskısıyla keşke bütün çocuklar sahip olabilseydi dediğim harika bir kitap。 İllüstrasyonlar çok güzel ve evrimi， yeryüzündeki yaşamın milyonlarca yıllık yolculuğunu çok güzel anlatıyor。 Bundan sonra da Kosmoz'u okumak lazım。 Sert ciltli kapağı ve nefis baskısıyla keşke bütün çocuklar sahip olabilseydi dediğim harika bir kitap。 İllüstrasyonlar çok güzel ve evrimi， yeryüzündeki yaşamın milyonlarca yıllık yolculuğunu çok güzel anlatıyor。 Bundan sonra da Kosmoz'u okumak lazım。 。。。more
Bo0kSLoth
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Amazingly illustrated little book full of "dino"-size bites of scientific knowledge that are fun facts for kids and adults of all ages。 Clear and well organized。**I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review。** Amazingly illustrated little book full of "dino"-size bites of scientific knowledge that are fun facts for kids and adults of all ages。 Clear and well organized。**I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review。** 。。。more
Jo
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Full of lots of bright pictures， captions and interesting information， this children’s book gives lots of information about evolution and the history of life on earth。 The book is divided into 3 distinct sections with a glossary and index at the end。 Each section is well laid out and the language and vocabulary used is very child-friendly and accessible。I wouldn’t hesitate to use this book with key stage 2 when learning about animal adaptations and evolution。
Vidya Tiru
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My ThoughtsDarwin is， I think， one of my favorite scientists ever。 Biology was a long-time beloved subject， and discovering Darwin was like icing on the biology cake！This book is， in that context， delightful – like a beautiful edible cake topper。 I learned something new on every page。Mary Anning was one of those new discoveries for me （a coincidence， I discovered her right around her birthday – May 21st！）。 She was a fossil hunter in the 1800s （so a Darwin contemporary）。Anna Claybourne takes us o My ThoughtsDarwin is， I think， one of my favorite scientists ever。 Biology was a long-time beloved subject， and discovering Darwin was like icing on the biology cake！This book is， in that context， delightful – like a beautiful edible cake topper。 I learned something new on every page。Mary Anning was one of those new discoveries for me （a coincidence， I discovered her right around her birthday – May 21st！）。 She was a fossil hunter in the 1800s （so a Darwin contemporary）。Anna Claybourne takes us on the amazing journey of evolution all the way from a basic definition of evolution to predictions of future evolutionary changes in today’s species （including us）。 Wesley Robbin’s gorgeously colorful and detailed illustrations enhance the reading （and learning） experience。We learn:how life evolved from single cells to the millions of species currently inhabiting the earth; including those weird and wonderful ones we are yet to understand – like the Brazilian treehopperabout those who started it all （！！） – Darwin， Wallace， and also Mary Anning （you go girl！）the answer to the questions – those we always had and those we did not know we should have asked， like:What makes a species a species？How are we related to the cabbage？ （and we are！）Are we still evolving？ How？so much more…One smart visual aid I loved: a colored timeline （with different colors for different eras） is first detailed in a chart and later used as a sidebar on pages with the current era highlighted （by only using that color on the timeline）In Summary:Using brilliantly colored and detailed illustrations， clear concise text， and smart visual and textual aids， this book takes a complex subject and presents it in a easy to understand， accessible and delightful format for its readers （young and old）。I definitely recommend this book。 Buy it for yourself and/or （I know I will）。 An Amazing Addition to any library – home， school or your local library。Rating: A+Reading Level: 8 – 12 years （well， really all ages）Reread Level: ADisclaimer: Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Ivy Kids for the digital ARC of this book。 These are my honest opinions。 。。。more
Octopodey
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I really love evolution and I think this is a pretty good book if one needs to explain it to children （or adults）。 The art is fun and cute， and I think it is a good transition from picture-books to this slightly more involved and grown-up topic。 I only have a couple small picky complaints but overall enjoyed it very much， and I will strongly consider buying this for my daughter。 Picky thing #1: On the first page I saw this line: "Evolution also explains why there used to be many other creatures， I really love evolution and I think this is a pretty good book if one needs to explain it to children （or adults）。 The art is fun and cute， and I think it is a good transition from picture-books to this slightly more involved and grown-up topic。 I only have a couple small picky complaints but overall enjoyed it very much， and I will strongly consider buying this for my daughter。 Picky thing #1: On the first page I saw this line: "Evolution also explains why there used to be many other creatures， such as dinosaurs， which no longer exist。" Obviously the sentiment is true， but our best evidence is that dinosaurs no longer exist due to an environmental catastrophe， not evolutionary change。 Evolution is way cooler than dinosaurs being eradicated by a meteor （which is even addressed on page 11！）， and creatures that don't exist now because of evolution are things like common ancestors which are super cool but probably less well known。 Picky thing #2: In the discussion on page 21 of humans being the only animal to have complex culture when we know that other species do have culture， including complex family groups and tool use。 However I was very glad to see the point made that evolution doesn't have a "point" or try to reach "higher。"My only other feedback would be a request for a "for more information on evolution， check out these books/resources！" section at the end of the book。 I would love to know further child-appropriate reading on the topic！I received this book in exchange for an honest review via Netgalley。 。。。more
Meghan
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I really enjoyed this book。 The illustrations are gorgeous and engaging to look at， and the text is easy enough for kids to understand。 Simple， yet it goes into a lot of detail to give kids a good scientific foundation to understand evolution。 Definitely one I'd like for our library！ I really enjoyed this book。 The illustrations are gorgeous and engaging to look at， and the text is easy enough for kids to understand。 Simple， yet it goes into a lot of detail to give kids a good scientific foundation to understand evolution。 Definitely one I'd like for our library！ 。。。more
Shawn
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I have been teaching science for 18 years and teaching evolutionary concepts can be difficult。 This is a wonderful book for middle grade students （I would say 4th to 8th graders） to help them understand evolution。 In fact， it would be easy to turn it into the entire basis for a unit on evolution and taxonomy for those grades （adding activities to increase understanding）。 I plan to read it with my third grade daughter this summer to help her understand various biology concepts that she is already I have been teaching science for 18 years and teaching evolutionary concepts can be difficult。 This is a wonderful book for middle grade students （I would say 4th to 8th graders） to help them understand evolution。 In fact， it would be easy to turn it into the entire basis for a unit on evolution and taxonomy for those grades （adding activities to increase understanding）。 I plan to read it with my third grade daughter this summer to help her understand various biology concepts that she is already interested in。 Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview this book！ 。。。more
Theediscerning
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A very good book on evolution for the school library， or for some home use。 It doesn't cover deniers， but it does feature all you would actually want， from how the whole thing works， to coevolution， to the different ways flight evolved， what humans might come to look like， and so on。 The visual element is finely judged， the readability （which includes the prevalence or not of scattering text willy-nilly in factoids across the page） is perfect， and it's pretty much the go-to book to explain the s A very good book on evolution for the school library， or for some home use。 It doesn't cover deniers， but it does feature all you would actually want， from how the whole thing works， to coevolution， to the different ways flight evolved， what humans might come to look like， and so on。 The visual element is finely judged， the readability （which includes the prevalence or not of scattering text willy-nilly in factoids across the page） is perfect， and it's pretty much the go-to book to explain the science to any primary school child。 I even learnt a couple of details。 。。。more
Teresa Grabs
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Claybourne's book is a wonderful journey through evolution。 Each page is filled with information and engaging images。 This is sure to keep older kids interested and entice younger kids to seek out more。 Claybourne's book is a wonderful journey through evolution。 Each page is filled with information and engaging images。 This is sure to keep older kids interested and entice younger kids to seek out more。 。。。more
Elizabeth Mellen
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😍😍 I adore the illustrations in this， and found it highly informative without being overly complicated。 I think my 5。5 year old will love it and I plan to buy it for her。 I liked how many different topics it covered too， I think it will work well as a spine when teaching evolution。
Rebecca
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This book is beautiful and engaging。 A brilliant educational resource for children I would recommend it for any ks1/2 classroom。
Seema Rao
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Engaging ~ Well-written ~ Engrossingtl;dr: Our ancestors weren't just a bunch of goons or apes。 This extremely well-done book makes many of the concepts of evolutionary biology understandable。 I loved the progression from big concepts of evolution to more practical aspects （like homologous structures）。 The book doesn't shy away from controversies， like evolution， and offers more than the most simple definitions （like adding Wallace to the discussion of Darwin）。 I really liked this book and hope Engaging ~ Well-written ~ Engrossingtl;dr: Our ancestors weren't just a bunch of goons or apes。 This extremely well-done book makes many of the concepts of evolutionary biology understandable。 I loved the progression from big concepts of evolution to more practical aspects （like homologous structures）。 The book doesn't shy away from controversies， like evolution， and offers more than the most simple definitions （like adding Wallace to the discussion of Darwin）。 I really liked this book and hope its used in schools and libraries。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lizzy （Bent Bookworm）
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Amazing Evolution is a beautifully illustrated， bite-sized science overview of the origins of humankind。 Probably best for middle to late elementary school students， but the illustrations will capture the eyes of any age group （including adults）！ The topics range from the beginning of our modern theory of evolution to how we categorize organisms （Kingdom， Phylum， etc。）。 There are no pictures at all， but the illustrations are clear and lovely to look at。 The text is well organized， with no one se Amazing Evolution is a beautifully illustrated， bite-sized science overview of the origins of humankind。 Probably best for middle to late elementary school students， but the illustrations will capture the eyes of any age group （including adults）！ The topics range from the beginning of our modern theory of evolution to how we categorize organisms （Kingdom， Phylum， etc。）。 There are no pictures at all， but the illustrations are clear and lovely to look at。 The text is well organized， with no one section or paragraph so long as to lose the attention of a young reader。 I wish I had had this book when I was a child！Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review！Blog | Twitter | Bloglovin | Instagram | 。。。more
Rather。be。reading1
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Loved this one as much as the "Amazing Expeditions"。 The illustrations were beautiful and the content was very informative。 Definitely recommend for kids and classrooms。 Loved this one as much as the "Amazing Expeditions"。 The illustrations were beautiful and the content was very informative。 Definitely recommend for kids and classrooms。 。。。more
Etienne
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An informative book that covers evolution in a short and well explain way。 Nothing that would make it stands out from the lot， but good enough to make it deserve its place。 I got this one as an ARC and just wanted to mentioned that the page 36/41 from my Ipad count， but more of the 70-71 from the bottom page mark in the book， the pictures does not appear in the yellow circle。。。 Might want to fix it before the official publication！
Michelle
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