Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution

by Steve Jenkins

Book Overview

Millions of plants and animals live on Earth, but why do some species survive while others go extinct? A young readers guide to evolution with full-color cut-paper illustrations. There are millions of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618164766
• ISBN13: 9780618164769
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Introduction to natural selection

This one is a good starter for concept of for natural selection. I'd say the level is that of a late elementary student.

A great Start for Kids

My 4h grade son and I love this book! The collage illustrations in the oversized book are simple, attractive and uncluttered. We discussed them and guessed how they are made. The text is also clear and uncluttered. My son found it easy to understand. We especially liked the part on Natural Selection which showed a bunch of frogs and how only the fitest survived. The heads of several of Darwin's finches are shown to illustrate the difference in their beaks, and it points out how each beak is suited to the birds' diet. Highly Recommended

Every kid should read it.

We really need to teach our children evolution. This is a good book to reach this goal. Recomended.

Great Primer

This book is a very broad survey of life on Earth basics for children new to learning about science, biology, and evolution. It's already proved invaluable in jumpstarting conversations with them about more specific points in evolutionary history (like horse evolution--in the book, there's a brief blurb about the first horses that led into a discussion about "toes" and grasslands and other specifics of their changes over time). My children are also able to make connections to other things that have read, learned, or noticed in other places, too, thanks in large part to the multitude of charming illustrations and varied species to support and flavor broad, boiled-down theoretical points. Fantastic classic picture-book with lots of opportunities for sparking interest, making connections, and explaining (in simple terms) the magnificence of evolutionary theory.

FABULOUS book!!

FABULOUS book introducing the evolution of the earth and all its life forms! Perfect for children pre-k through all of the elementary school years (and parents too!). This book mentions Charles Darwin, the Galapagos Islands, survival of the fittest, variation and mutation, extinction, and more. Nice pictures. Highly recommended for homeschoolers.

A wonderful introduction to evolution for the young!

I read this book to my third grade son and it has been such a huge help. He has been asking a lot of questions about evolution and I was having a hard time explaining it to him on his level. This book introduces the idea of the wide variety of species living on this planet; theories on how life first formed; and walks the reader through the fossil record of our planet. It does all of this simply and with the format of a child's picture book. The illustrations are beautiful and captivating but remarkable simple. Perfect for 7 to 10 year olds.