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de Panafieu, Jean-Baptiste

History of the World in Comics

80 pp. | Holiday | December, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-4578-3 $22.99 | Paper ISBN 978-0-8234-4583-7 $12.99
(3) 4-6 Translated by George Newman. Illustrated by Adrienne Barman. From the Big Bang through the "Time of the Humans," this breakneck ride through Earth's history is divided into six major epochs (e.g., "The Paleozoic," "The Cenozoic"). Each double-page spread focuses generally on one or two geological or evolutionary developments, with a chatty paleontologist, "a storyteller," and two kids providing information and banter. The comic-panel illustrations are relatively uncluttered and easy to follow. Because humans are such a recent presence (evolutionarily speaking), most of the book's discussion focuses on events from 4.6 billion to twelve thousand years ago--giving readers a good sense of the scale of time (a "geologic time scale" is helpful). A glossary and index are appended.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

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