When The Whales Walked

Author : Dougal Dixon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781912413959

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When the Whales Walked by Dougal Dixon Pdf

From the moment life crawled out of the oceans and onto land, to when our primate ancestors climbed down from the trees, the history of Planet Earth is filled with incredible stories. This beautifully illustrated guide explores some of the most exciting and incredible events in evolution, through 13 case studies. Step back in time and discover a world where whales once walked, crocodiles were warm-blooded, and snakes had legs! Meet terrifying giant birds, and tiny elephants living on islands in this fascinating creature guide like no other. Learn how whales once walked on four legs before taking to the oceans; how dinosaurs evolved into birds; and how the first cats were small and lived in trees. Featuring a stunning mix of annotated illustrations, illustrated scenes, and family trees, evolution is explained here in a captivating and novel style that will make children look at animals in a whole new way.

Author : Nick Bland
Publisher : Bright Light
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09
Category : Australian fiction
ISBN : 1760509027

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Walk of the Whales by Nick Bland Pdf

When all of the whales in the ocean leave their home to walk around on land, people don't quite know what to think. But soon shopkeepers go out of business, farms are flooded with water and salt, and people shout horrible, anti-whale words. That is, until, a smart little girl decides to ask the whales what everyone can do to help. A powerful and entertaining story about the environment from best-selling author, Nick Bland.

Author : J. G. M. Thewissen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520305601

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The Walking Whales by J. G. M. Thewissen Pdf

"A ... first-person account of the discoveries that brought to light the early fossil record of whales. As evidenced in the record, whales evolved from herbivorous forest-dwelling ancestors that resembled tiny deer to carnivorous monsters stalking lakes and rivers and to serpentlike denizens of the coast. Thewissen reports on his discoveries in the wilds of India and Pakistan, weaving a narrative that reveals the day-to-day adventures of fossil collection, enriching it with local flavors from South Asian culture and society"--Dust jacket flap.

Author : Carl Zimmer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1999-09-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780684856230

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At the Water's Edge by Carl Zimmer Pdf

Everybody Out of the Pond At the Water's Edge will change the way you think about your place in the world. The awesome journey of life's transformation from the first microbes 4 billion years ago to Homo sapiens today is an epic that we are only now beginning to grasp. Magnificent and bizarre, it is the story of how we got here, what we left behind, and what we brought with us. We all know about evolution, but it still seems absurd that our ancestors were fish. Darwin's idea of natural selection was the key to solving generation-to-generation evolution -- microevolution -- but it could only point us toward a complete explanation, still to come, of the engines of macroevolution, the transformation of body shapes across millions of years. Now, drawing on the latest fossil discoveries and breakthrough scientific analysis, Carl Zimmer reveals how macroevolution works. Escorting us along the trail of discovery up to the current dramatic research in paleontology, ecology, genetics, and embryology, Zimmer shows how scientists today are unveiling the secrets of life that biologists struggled with two centuries ago. In this book, you will find a dazzling, brash literary talent and a rigorous scientific sensibility gracefully brought together. Carl Zimmer provides a comprehensive, lucid, and authoritative answer to the mystery of how nature actually made itself.

Author : Michael Bright
Publisher : Words & Pictures
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781786038869

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When We Became Humans by Michael Bright Pdf

What makes us human, and where did we come from? How did a clever ape climb down from the trees and change the world like no other animal has done before? This large-format, highly illustrated book guides readers through the key aspects of the human story, from the anatomical changes that allowed us to walk upright and increased brain size in our ancestors, to the social, cultural, and economic developments of our more recent cousins and our own species. Along the way, focus spreads take a closer look at some of the key species in our history, from the ancient Australopithecus Afarensis, 'Lucy', to our recent cousins the Neanderthals and ourselves, Homo sapiens. ​Looking beyond the anatomical evolution of humans, this book explores how our culture and way of living has evolved, from how trails of cowry shells reveal early trade between tribes, to how and why humans first domesticated dogs, horses, and farm animals, and began settling in permanent villages and cities. Through digestible information and absorbing illustration, young readers will be given an insight into their own origins, and what it really means to be a human.

Author : Jonathan Tweet
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250134110

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Grandmother Fish by Jonathan Tweet Pdf

Where did we come from? It's a simple question, but not so simple an answer to explain—especially to young children. Charles Darwin's theory of common descent no longer needs to be a scientific mystery to inquisitive young readers. Meet Grandmother Fish. Told in an engaging call and response text where a child can wiggle like a fish or hoot like an ape and brought to life by vibrant artwork, Grandmother Fish takes children and adults through the history of life on our planet and explains how we are all connected. The book also includes comprehensive backmatter, including: - An elaborate illustration of the evolutionary tree of life - Helpful science notes for parents - How to explain natural selection to a child

Author : Dougal Dixon
Publisher : words & pictures
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781912413973

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When the Whales Walked by Dougal Dixon Pdf

From the moment life crawled out of the oceans and onto land, to when our primate ancestors climbed down from the trees, the history of Planet Earth is filled with incredible stories. This beautifully illustrated guide explores some of the most exciting and incredible events in evolution, through 13 case studies. Step back in time and discover a world where whales once walked, crocodiles were warm-blooded, and snakes had legs! Meet terrifying giant birds, and tiny elephants living on islands in this fascinating creature guide like no other. Learn how whales once walked on four legs before taking to the oceans; how dinosaurs evolved into birds; and how the first cats were small and lived in trees. Featuring a stunning mix of annotated illustrations, illustrated scenes, and family trees, evolution is explained here in a captivating and novel style that will make children look at animals in a whole new way.

Author : Sheryl McFarlane
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459804739

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Waiting for the Whales by Sheryl McFarlane Pdf

Waiting for the Whales illuminates the unique friendship between grandparent and child and celebrates the restorative power of the natural world. An old man lives alone on a bluff overlooking the sea, tends his garden and waits. Only when the whales return each year to the bay in front of his cottage is his loneliness eased. Until, one day, an unexpected visitor arrives. Originally published over thirty years ago, this award-winning picture book is sure to enchant a whole new generation of readers.

Author : Nick Pyenson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780735224575

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Spying on Whales by Nick Pyenson Pdf

“A palaeontological howdunnit…[Spying on Whales] captures the excitement of…seeking answers to deep questions in cetacean science.” —Nature Called “the best of science writing” (Edward O. Wilson) and named a best book by Popular Science, a dive into the secret lives of whales, from their four-legged past to their perilous present. Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. They evolved from land-roaming, dog-sized creatures into animals that move like fish, breathe like us, can grow to 300,000 pounds, live 200 years and travel entire ocean basins. Whales fill us with terror, awe, and affection--yet there is still so much we don't know about them. Why did it take whales over 50 million years to evolve to such big sizes, and how do they eat enough to stay that big? How did their ancestors return from land to the sea--and what can their lives tell us about evolution as a whole? Importantly, in the sweepstakes of human-driven habitat and climate change, will whales survive? Nick Pyenson's research has given us the answers to some of our biggest questions about whales. He takes us deep inside the Smithsonian's unparalleled fossil collections, to frigid Antarctic waters, and to the arid desert in Chile, where scientists race against time to document the largest fossil whale site ever found. Full of rich storytelling and scientific discovery, Spying on Whales spans the ancient past to an uncertain future--all to better understand the most enigmatic creatures on Earth.

Author : Eric Jay Dolin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393066661

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Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America by Eric Jay Dolin Pdf

A Los Angeles Times Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 A Boston Globe Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 Amazon.com Editors pick as one of the 10 best history books of 2007 Winner of the 2007 John Lyman Award for U. S. Maritime History, given by the North American Society for Oceanic History "The best history of American whaling to come along in a generation." —Nathaniel Philbrick The epic history of the "iron men in wooden boats" who built an industrial empire through the pursuit of whales. "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme," Herman Melville proclaimed, and this absorbing history demonstrates that few things can capture the sheer danger and desperation of men on the deep sea as dramatically as whaling. Eric Jay Dolin begins his vivid narrative with Captain John Smith's botched whaling expedition to the New World in 1614. He then chronicles the rise of a burgeoning industry—from its brutal struggles during the Revolutionary period to its golden age in the mid-1800s when a fleet of more than 700 ships hunted the seas and American whale oil lit the world, to its decline as the twentieth century dawned. This sweeping social and economic history provides rich and often fantastic accounts of the men themselves, who mutinied, murdered, rioted, deserted, drank, scrimshawed, and recorded their experiences in journals and memoirs. Containing a wealth of naturalistic detail on whales, Leviathan is the most original and stirring history of American whaling in many decades.

Author : Faith McNulty
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0590898302

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How Whales Walked Into the Sea by Faith McNulty Pdf

Explains how the earth's biggest mammal evolved from a land animal into a sea animal.

Author : Hannah Gold
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780008412951

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The Lost Whale by Hannah Gold Pdf

The Lost Whale is the enchanting second novel from the author of The Last Bear: the bestselling debut hardback of 2021 and The Times Children’s Book of the Week, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award and shortlisted for the British Book Awards and the Indie Book Awards 2022

Author : Chris Thorogood
Publisher : Happy Yak
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780711261266

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When Plants Took Over the Planet by Chris Thorogood Pdf

This beautifully illustrated book follows the amazing story of plant evolution, from the first plants arriving on a dark and lifeless planet to the colorful—often weird and wonderful—world of today’s varied and vibrant plant life.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781984894939

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Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Anonim Pdf

A picture book adaptation of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking On the Origin of Species, lushly illustrated and told in accessible and engaging easy-to-understand text for young readers. On the Origin of Species revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. Now young readers can discover Charles Darwin's groundbreaking theory of evolution for themselves in this stunning picture-book adaptation that uses stylish illustrations and simple text to introduce how species form, develop, and change over time.

Author : Anna Claybourne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1782406360

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Amazing Evolution by Anna Claybourne Pdf