At first nothing lived on Earth It was a noisy hot scary place Choking gas exploded from volcanoes & oceans of lava bubbled around the globe Then in the deep dark ocean something amazing happened This is an exciting & dramatic story about how life began & developed on Planet Earth written especially for younger children The authors explain how the first living cell was created & how the cells multiply & create jellyfish & worms & then fish with bendy necks which drag themselves out of the water into swampy forests They tell the story of the biggest creatures that have ever walked on land
- the dinosaurs Long after that hairy creatures who have babies not eggs take over stand on two legs & spread around the world some of them living through cataclysmic events such as ice ages & volcanic eruptions Everyone living today is related to these survivors With delightful illustrations including lots of detail & humour all carefully researched & checked this book shows the development of life on Earth in a truly accessible & simple way CLICK HERE to download Teachers' Notes specially written by the authors Catherine Barr & Steve Williams to assist teachers & librarians in the promotion & teaching of The Story of Lifein schools & to help foster a love of good books literature & reading in children
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An exciting & dramatic story about how life began & developed on Planet Earth full of fascinating facts & funny illustrations At first nothing lived on Earth It was a noisy hot scary place Choking gas exploded from volcanoes & oceans of lava bubbled around the globe Then in the deep dark ocean something amazing happened Find out how the first living cell was created & how the cells multiply & create jellyfish & worms & then fish with bendy necks which drag themselves out of the water into swampy forests Discover the story of the biggest creatures that have ever walked on land
- the dinosaurs Long after that hairy creatures who have babies not eggs take over stand on two legs & spread around the world some of them living through cataclysmic events such as ice ages & volcanic eruptions Everyone living today is related to these survivors- including you! This is the perfect first book about evolution for young readers
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Every fossil tells a story Best-selling paleontology author Donald R Prothero describes twenty-five famous beautifully preserved fossils in a gripping scientific history of life on Earth Recounting the adventures behind the discovery of these objects & fully interpreting their significance within the larger fossil record Prothero creates a riveting history of life on our planet The twenty-five fossils portrayed in this book catch animals in their evolutionary splendor as they transition from one kind of organism to another We witness extinct plants & animals of microscopic & immense size & thrilling diversity We learn about fantastic land & sea creatures that have no match in nature today Along the way we encounter such fascinating fossils as the earliest trilobite Olenellus; the giant shark Carcharocles; the fishibian Tiktaalik; the Frogamander & the Turtle on the Half-Shell; enormous marine reptiles & the biggest dinosaurs known; the first bird Archaeopteryx; the walking whale Ambulocetus; the gigantic hornless rhinoceros Paraceratherium the largest land mammal that ever lived; & the Australopithecus nicknamed Lucy the oldest human skeleton We meet the scientists & adventurers who pioneered paleontology & learn about the larger intellectual & social contexts in which their discoveries were made Finally we find out where to see these splendid fossils in the world's great museums Ideal for all who love prehistoric landscapes & delight in the history of science this book makes a treasured addition to any bookshelf stoking curiosity in the evolution of life on Earth ...

This new extended edition of Story of Life is the perfect gift for those with a love of the natural world Wander the galleries
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Everything you wanted to know
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- about one of the world's greatest cities told in words & cartoon illustrations

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Shortlisted for the 2002 Man Booker Prize'A masterwork I doubt that I have read a book as moving in at least a decade A homage to the redemptive power of love' Independent Summer 1921 Eight-year-old Lucy Gault clings to the glens & woods above Lahardane
- the home her family is being forced to abandon She knows the Gaults are no longer welcome in Ireland & that danger threatens Lucy however is headstrong & decides that somehow she must force her parents into staying But the path she chooses ends in disaster One chance event unwanted & unexpected will blight the lives of the Gaults for years to come & bind each of them in different ways to this one moment in time to this wild stretch of coast ' Flawless Guaranteed to keep you reading
- all through the night if necessary
- to find out what happens Trevor's best novel' New Statesman' Dark elegantly written a book to relish' Independent on Sunday


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Hilarious story with trademark Stanton-esque nonsense Matthew Buzzington has a superpower
- he can turn into a fly! It's just
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This along with The Tale of The Fierce Bad Rabbit was intended for very young children It recounts the tale of a pussy cat Miss Moppet chasing a mouse It turns out to be a bit of a battle of wits & who do you think will win? The Story of Miss Moppet is number 21 in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows 1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 7 The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse 12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr Tod 15 The Tale of Pigling Bland 16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17 The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan 18 The Tale of Ginger & Pickles 19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21 The Story of Miss Moppet 22 Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23 Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes ...

A funny philosophical book about the universal subject of money by award-winning non-fiction writer Martin Jenkins A funny philosophical look at the universal subject of money by award-winning non-fiction writer Martin Jenkins illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura In the Yap Islands in the South Pacific money can be a stone with a hole in the middle It can be a string of shells a bundle of cloth or a copper slab It's the stuff that makes the world go round & doesn't grow on trees In this fascinating & thought-provoking book Martin Jenkins explores the history of money from its earliest beginnings to the electronic banking of today Along the way we learn about hunter gatherers barter clay tablets goat swapping precious metals hard bargains IOUs interest coins Romans taxes inflation paper money currencies & exchange rates Satoshi Kitamura's quirky satirical drawings perfectly complement the dry humour of the text & in the end we are reminded that money only exists because we believe in it ...

Accompanies BBC2's major new TV series & The Story of Music in 50 Pieces on Radio 3 In his dynamic tour through 40000 years of music from prehistoric instruments to modern-day pop Howard Goodall leads us through the story of music as it happened idea by idea so that each musical innovation
- harmony notation sung theatre the orchestra dance music recording broadcasting
- strikes us with its original force He focuses on what changed when & why picking out the discoveries that revolutionised man-made sound & bringing to life musical visionaries from the little-known Perotin to the colossus of Wagner Along the way he also gives refreshingly clear descriptions of what music is & how it works what scales are all about why some chords sound discordant & what all post-war pop songs have in common

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