The Ever-Changing Earth

Journey through time to witness Earth’s evolution and marvel at the interconnectedness of all living things.

Kûn likes to imagine life on Earth millions of years ago when the sky boomed with the wild beat of pterosaur wings. Thousands of miles away, Solveig gazes at the sky as she admires the beauty of the northern lights. Learn how these children are connected in this spellbinding journey through the evolution of Earth’s surface from water world to ice age to the familiar landscape we know today. Follow the poetic account of Earth’s lifespan by Kate Greenaway Award–winning illustrator Grahame Baker-Smith.Rewinding to Earth’s beginnings, awe-inspired text tours readers through the event that created the planet’s moon, the appearance of the first single-celled life, and a seemingly endless winter. . . Informative. . . Soft-edged digital artwork fills pages with visions of planetary grandeur—from sublime cliffs to opaque ocean depths—aptly reflecting the prose.
—Publishers WeeklyGrahame Baker-Smith has worked in illustration for twenty years and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his inspiring tale of fatherhood, FArTHER. He is also the author-illustrator of The Rhythm of the Rain and Wild Is the Wind. Grahame Baker-Smith lives in England.