{"product_id":"the-ultimate-biography-of-earth-from-the-big-bang-to-today-9781523513598","title":"The Ultimate Biography of Earth: From the Big Bang to Today!","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate biography of the ultimate subject--planet Earth! Featuring humorous interviews, bold illustrations, cutting-edge science, and four and a half billion years of history, readers ages 10 and up will get to know the place we call home and the importance of caring for our planet well into the future! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here it is--the celebrity biography we didn't know we wanted, and now can't get enough of--the story of Earth, our fascinating little home in the solar system with all its crazy life forms and dramatic geological ages. Travel back through the eras, eons, and ages, and discover the major extinction events (sorry, dinosaurs!) the introduction of new species (hello, humans!), and how the land shifted and changed over time to become what we know today (Pangea who?) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the chaotic Hadean eon with its huge oceans of molten rock to today's Cenozoic era, aka the Age of Mammals, get an in-depth look at how Earth has changed in the past and how it's changing now. Learn about the Great Oxygenation Event. Meet some of the planet's wildest life-forms, like \u003ci\u003eMegatherium\u003c\/i\u003e--a sloth as big as an elephant--and Hallucigenia--the walking, spiky worm so named because the scientists who first discovered the fossils thought they were hallucinating. Watch the continents separate, crash together, and re-form. And catch up on the basics, like why the sky is blue and how tectonic plates create mountains, earthquakes and volcanoes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's the ultimate biography of the best home in the galaxy for kids who are history buffs, science buffs, or just plain curious to know more about the world around them! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Lund\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the popular Birdist blog, and the forthcoming title, \u003ci\u003eDinosaurs to Chickens: How Evolution Works\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing on birds and nature has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAudubon \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eNational Parks \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, Slate.com, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMaine Sportsman\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ePortland Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDown East \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and others. He is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law and has worked in federal energy policy in Washington, DC, before returning to Maine with his wife and son to work for Maine Audubon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Ford\u003c\/b\u003e has worked for a wide range of clients, including \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. His first children's book \u003ci\u003eThe Super Book for Superheroes\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2013, and has been followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Monster Book of Zombies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpooks and Ghouls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmic Book of Space, Aliens and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Workman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496104038674,"sku":"9781523513598","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3dbb9ac-fdb6-4cf2-9812-1e1106931f80.jpg?v=1730690206","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ultimate-biography-of-earth-from-the-big-bang-to-today-9781523513598","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}