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History of the world in comics / written by Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu ; illustrated by Adrienne Barman.

Panafieu, Jean-Baptiste de, (author.). Barman, Adrienne, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"A paleontologist and a storyteller take two children through the birth of our planet to the present day, covering major geological periods and the evolution of life on Earth"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780823445783
  • ISBN: 082344578X
  • ISBN: 9780823445837
  • ISBN: 0823445836
  • Physical Description: 79 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: First edition in English.
  • Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in French as L'Histoire de la vie en BD by Casterman.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Precambrian -- The Paleozoic -- The Mesozoic -- The Cenozoic -- The Quaternary -- The Time of the Humans.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10 and up Holiday House.
Grades 4-6 Holiday House.
Subject: Life > Origin > Juvenile literature.
Evolution (Biology) > Juvenile literature.
Life > Origin > Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc > Juvenile literature.
Life > Origin.
Evolution (Biology)
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Science & Nature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Prehistoric.
Historical geology.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Evolution (Biology)
Life > Origin.
Life > Origin > Juvenile literature.
Evolution > Juvenile literature.
Life > Origin > Comic books, strips, etc.
Life > Origin.
Evolution.
Comic books, strips, etc > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Graphic novels.
Nonfiction comics.
Graphic novels.
Educational comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Juvenile works.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Educational comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Nonfiction comics.

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The History of the World in Comics
The History of the World in Comics
by de Panafieu, Jean Baptiste; Barman, Adrienne (Illustrator)
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Author Notes

The History of the World in Comics

Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu is a science writer and biologist with advanced degrees in genetics, oceanography, and cinematography. He is well-known in France for his television documentaries and books on science for both children and general audiences. He has won the Prix La Science se Livre and the Prix du Livre Scientifique in France. His Evolution created with the Museum of Natural History in Paris was published in the U.S. by Seven Stories Press. He lives in Paris, France. Adriene Barman is a Swiss graphic novelist, designer, and illustrator. She specializes in inventive books on animals for children. Her popular Creaturpedia and its companion Plantopedia have been published throughout the world, and by Wide Eyed Editions in the U.S. She lives in Geneva, Switzerland.


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