

Until now, this format has rarely been used with non-fiction. All our books are in Good or better condition. Francisca GoldsmithĬopyright © American Library Association. All children love comic-strips and they are a brilliant way of encouraging children to read. 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.

With no more than six panels to the folio-sized page, there's no crowding. 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. 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 (Cartoon History of the Earth) (9780713653731) by Bailey, Jacqui and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Main title: Elizabeth IIs reign : celebrating 60 years of Britains history / by Jacqui Bailey. Reviewed with others in the Cartoon History of the Earth series.
