Overview
From the author of kid-favorite Do Not Lick This Book comes an innovative, hilarious, and expansive picture book about the biggest question of all: What is life? It's not an easy question. Life is more than just one thing. Where did it start? Peer back in time - way back in time - to the story of how life began...
Full Product Details
Author: Idan Ben-Barak ,
Philip Bunting
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Dimensions:
Width: 25.10cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 25.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781250850799
ISBN 10: 1250850797
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 14 February 2023
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
Punchy, sign-like images take on visual complexity as the story rolls forward. An engaging, lucidly written volume. - Publishers Weekly, starred review In a concise yet pithy, playful, and deeply insightful storyline, Ben-Barak and Bunting begin by pointing out that despite diverse looks and likes, we all have one thing in common: life. And what is that? Sneakily cerebral for all its apparent simplicity. - Kirkus, starred review This title will be a welcome addition to collections where smartly delivered complex science is appreciated. - SLJ Accessible, playful, [and] conversational. Easily lends itself to a science-based storytime. - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
* In a concise yet pithy, playful, and deeply insightful storyline, Ben-Barak and Bunting begin by pointing out that despite diverse looks and likes, we all have one thing in common: life. And what is that? Sneakily cerebral for all its apparent simplicity. - Kirkus, starred review
*Three starred reviews! Punchy, sign-like images take on visual complexity as the story rolls forward. An engaging, lucidly written volume. - Publishers Weekly, starred review In a concise yet pithy, playful, and deeply insightful storyline, Ben-Barak and Bunting begin by pointing out that despite diverse looks and likes, we all have one thing in common: life. And what is that? Sneakily cerebral for all its apparent simplicity. - Kirkus, starred review An impressively produced, thought-provoking, scientifically precise, and accessible explanation of the origins of life and evolution across Earth's history. - Horn Book Magazine, starred review This title will be a welcome addition to collections where smartly delivered complex science is appreciated. - SLJ Accessible, playful, [and] conversational. Easily lends itself to a science-based storytime. - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
*In a concise yet pithy, playful, and deeply insightful storyline, Ben-Barak and Bunting begin by pointing out that despite diverse looks and likes, we all have one thing in common: life. And what is that? Sneakily cerebral for all its apparent simplicity. - Kirkus, starred review
Author Information
Idan Ben-Barak is the author of Do Not Lick This Book. He has a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science. His doctoral thesis explored the history of scientific research into the origin of life. Philip Bunting is the creator of How Did I Get Here?. He has an IOU scrawled on the back of a treasure map. He has explored the seven seas with a healthy supply of limes and an ex-parrot.
