The Big Picture Book John Long

Name: The Big Picture Book By John Long
SKU: 9781741143287
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The Big Picture Book by John Long

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Summary

This book explores the origins of the universe and the solar system, and the evolution of life on Earth: 4 billion years of evolution simply told in words and pictures. A must for adults or children.

The Big Picture Book Summary

The Big Picture Book by John Long

The universe is a mystery. The beginning of all things is a mystery.With a lyrical text and astounding images reflecting the latest scientific research, The Big Picture Book explores the origins of the universe and the solar system, and the evolution of life on Earth.Watch as continents shift over billions of years; as the first stirrings of life appear and evolve, over millennia, into the birds, beasts, plants and fish we know today.Explore our planet's history in The Big Picture Book.

The Big Picture Book Reviews

'John Long has taken yet another approach to distilling the essence from a very complex topic.' Magpies Vol 20 May 2005'A great acquisition for libraries and a gem for fact-hungry kids.' Good ReadingApril 2005'The ultimate reference for any budding scientist.' Herald Sun11 December 2005'a complex subject...conveyed in a text which is lucid, spare and lyrical...the book is beautiful to the eye...encourages readers of any age to both understand the facts and to marvel at the mystery and magnificence of evolution.' Reading TimeVol 50 No 3

About John Long

John Long began collecting fossils when he was seven and he found his first dinosaur bones near Inverloch, Victoria, when he was a university student. Since then he has travelled around the world on fossil expeditions.John now lives in Melbourne with his wife, Heather. One of his favourite hobbies is martial arts - he has a black belt in karate! John was for many years Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the Museum of Western Australia. He is now Head of Sciences at Museum Victoria.Brian Choo is an artist who has been studying and reconstructing fossil animals for many years.

Additional information

Sku

GOR004652408

ISBN 13

9781741143287

ISBN 10

1741143284

Title

The Big Picture Book by John Long

Author

John Long

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Year published

20050401

Number of pages

Prizes

Winner of Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing 2006 (Australia) Winner of Primary School Student Reference 2006 (Australia) Short-listed for Wilderness Society's Environment Award 2006 (Australia) Short-listed for WA Premier's Awards 2006 (Australia)

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us