Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years, Stacy McAnulty
Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years, Stacy McAnulty
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Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years

Author: Stacy McAnulty

Narrator: Samantha Turret

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/20/2021


Synopsis

Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years is a lighthearted nonfiction audiobook about the formation and history of the world--told from the perspective of the Earth itself!

"Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome."

Prepare to learn all about Earth from the point-of-view of Earth herself! In this funny yet informative book, filled to the brim with kid-friendly facts, listeners will discover key moments in Earth’s life, from her childhood more than four billion years ago all the way up to present day. Beloved children's book author Stacy McAnulty helps Earth tell her story. The audiobook includes back matter with even more interesting tidbits.

This title has Common Core connections.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company

About Stacy McAnulty

Stacy McAnulty is the author of many books for children, notably the nonfiction picture book series Our Universe, which includes titles, Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years, Mars! Earthlings Welcome, and Moon! Earth's Best Friend, among others. She's also the author of picture books Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack, A Small Kindness, Beautiful, Brave, and Love, and she writes books for middle grade readers including The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl and Millionaires for the Month. Stacy lives in North Carolina with her family and as many dogs as she can sneak in the house.

About David Litchfield

David Litchfield is the author-illustrator of the award-winning The Bear and the Piano, as well as the illustrator of numerous picture books, including Miss Muffet, or What Came After by Marilyn Singer. He lives in Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on May 11, 2019

I loved this fun little book about the history of our planet. It’s a great way to learn about Earth’s family, you know Mars, Venus and so on. Pluto is their pet. They found a very fun and fresh way to tell this story. Seeing Earth as a baby was so cute and also so informative about how much the plan......more


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A Junior Library Guild Selection

"McAnulty and Litchfield cast planet Earth as an exuberant celestial body with bright brown eyes and a broad smile, who couldn’t be happier to share its life story...Terrifically entertaining." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A humorous approach to planetary facts for the elementary grades." --School Library Journal