
Francisca GoldsmithĬopyright © American Library Association. Children will want to begin at the beginning and carry right on through history.

Fittingly, human beings are largely absent from the pictures in the first three volumes (a green hand directs readers to added notes), but rocks, bacteria, dinosaurs, and fish, all expressively drawn, provide plenty of commentary and a bit of humor in speech balloons. Until now, this format has rarely been used with non-fiction. With no more than six panels to the folio-sized page, there's no crowding. All children love comic-strips and they are a brilliant way of encouraging children to read. She is an award-winning author with more than 20 childrens information books to her name, including A Cartoon History of the Earth series. The nicely designed books use bold caps and asterisked notes within the text, offering the added bits of information and explanation to help readers understand key points. Publication date 2001 Topics Big bang theory - Comic books. The birth of the Earth by Bailey, Jacqui. Straightforward and lighthearted, these books in the Cartoon History of the Earth series use comic-style art and brief text to follow contemporary theory, from the Big Bang and how life developed on this planet to humans' spread across the planet and the beginnings of civilization and trade. The birth of the Earth Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item.

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