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Editorial Review:
This remarkable evolution series, narrated by the Universe itself, concludes with Book 3, the amazing story of mammals. It picks up with the extinction of dinosaurs, and tells how tiny mammals survived and morphed into lots of new Earthlings . . . horses, whales and a kind of mammal with a powerful imagination - you! It's a story of chaos, creativity and heroes-the greatest adventure on Earth! And it's a personal story . . . about our bodies, our minds, our spirits. It's our story.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
i love this series, so do my kids!:
this series is great, and my daughter absolutely loves when i read them. this book is probably the best and most descriptive evolution book geared towards kids! highly recommend for any parent who wants to teach their kids about the origin of the earth and the evolution of all live on it!
A Universe Story Trilogy Thrills Children and Adults:
As a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, a town filled with eminent scientists (including my Noble Laureate physicist uncle) I have lived for years believing that science was beyond my ken, beyond my capacity for even the faintest glimmering of understanding. In the last few years I have been thrilled to discover Jennifer Morgan, a Princeton author who has written three science books designed for children, entitled A Universe Story Trilogy. The first book, Born With a Bang, covers the history of the... more info
Carried me away...:
I'm no longer a kid, but I've learned a great deal from Mammals Who Morph. I'd read Morgan's two earlier volumes in this trilogy, and this was very helpful, though not absolutely necessary to appreciate the third. What I value most in all three volumes is the appreciation and satisfaction I derive on several levels. The science is clear, and if the other reviewers here are to be believed, rock solid. But so is the story-telling. I've just been carried away in the tale. Morgan's contention, I think, is... more info
The greatest story ever told:
This is the concluding volume of a bizarrely brilliant trilogy on the history of the universe and of life. Every school and public library - no, every family! - in America should own all three volumes in the trilogy. (The earlier volumes are "Born With a Bang" and "From Lava to Life.") There is a rising tide of anti-science ideology in the United States, accompanied (and caused) by a vast scientific illiteracy. This is frightening not only because modern economies are so heavily dependent upon... more info
