This book simulates a historical walk through nature, teaching readers about the biodiversity on Earth in various eras with a focus on past terrestrial environm

Describes the animals, birds, trees, and flowers that the amateur naturalist is likely to encounter in each season.

What brought the ape out of the trees, and so the man out of the ape, was a taste for blood. This is how the story went, when a few fossils found in Africa in t

A classic introduction to the story of Earth's origin and evolution—revised and expanded for the twenty-first century Since its first publication more than tw