The Story of Planet Earth: From Stardust to the Modern World - Hardcover

by Anne Rooney (Author), Margarida Esteves (Illustrator)

"An exhilarating, illuminating, gloriously-illustrated journey through Earth's 4.5 billion-year history" - LoveReading4Kids, starred review.

This beautifully illustrated full-color guide tells the incredible tale of our planet, from Earth's formation from swirling stardust to the present day and near-future. Young readers can discover the story behind everything from volcanoes to weather, where the Moon and our mountains came from and other fascinating secrets.

They will witness and explore:
- The formation of Earth and the early Solar System
- Ice ages and periods of warmth
- How volcanoes shaped our lands
- Dinosaurs and extinction events
- Earth's future in our hands

Featuring beautiful full-color illustrations, fun fact boxes, an useful timeline and a glossary of key terms, The Story of Earth supports STEM learning in an entertaining way. It's a perfect gift for curious children aged 8+.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Story of Everything is a beautifully illustrated series for young readers which tells the story of life as we know it, from the big bang to evolution and the history of human development.

Author Biography

Anne Rooney writes on science and the history of science for children and adults. Her Dinosaur Atlas was shortlisted for the Royal Young People's Book Award 2018 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award (aged 7-12), 2018. She has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, most recently at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.

Margarida Esteves is an illustrator, living and working in London. Although she enjoys very much working digitally, pencils and crayons are her all-time favorites. She always carries her sketchbook, where she doodles new ideas. Her work is colorful, layered, textured and detailed. She gets easily inspired by people, films, photography, vintage illustration and history. When she's not working or drawing in her sketchbook, she enjoys developing small personal projects that usually involve printmaking, embroidery, lego and miniature models. She also collects children's books and interesting illustrated packaging.