Life: The First 4 Billion Years
The Story of Life from the Big Bang to the Evolution of Humans

MY THOUGHTS: I received this book in exchange for my honest review. This is one incredible, informative and exceptional book. The information contained within its 80 pages is so extraordinary that I've decided to keep it in my library for reference. It's great for kids who might need to do projects fo......more

Good advanced children's book on the subject. There's quite a bit of coverage of pre-Ediacaran times, which is a rarity in the prehistoric life genre. I'm hot and cold on the illustrations, which were numerous and large. This is a style that, oddly, works really well in some pictures, and not in oth......more

Gorgeous. The illustrations just pull you right in and there are so many fantastic looking creatures and organisms and bits and pieces of information. It really makes you feel the weight of four billion years.......more

Like an oversized Eyewitness book in layout and design. Illustrations are a strength. But it is SO oversized... not going to fit well on any library shelf I’ve ever worked in.......more

Loved, loved, loved this book! It’s mostly the illustrations but complex eras and evolutions are broken down into bite-sized nuggets perfect for any introduction to the concept of evolution and early history of our planet. I kinda hope they continue the series with another book focusing on the many......more