Steve Williams (7)

Picture book with bright, whimsical, cartoonish illustrations. This is a cosmology book, starting with the Big Bang, and travelling forward in time towards development of our solar system and Earth as they are formed, and the evolution of life on our planet, and then forward through human space exploration and future speculation. It hits very briefly on tons of complex concepts, pretty much just naming and giving a simplistic explanation of things like dark energy and black holes. It also very quickly blasts through major milestones in space exploration, noting things like the first man and first woman in space (both were Russian), often showing more in the illustrations than the text. Great jumping off point for introducing the subject.

Back matter includes a glossary of terms… (mehr)

This beautifully illustrated book lightly covers the early history of planet earth until about the industrial revolution. From then to now it more closely details the impact that humans and their excesses around the globe have had on air, water, and the very ground beneath our feet. I discussed it with grandchildren ages 12-7 on Zoom and was told that while they'd like a copy, I was preaching to the choir!
I loved it and think some of us should buy a copy for the local libraries!
I requested and received a temporary ebook copy from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you!… (mehr)