It's Been Four Billion Years: The Story of Life on Earth a Million Years at a Time

Bothered by the story of life on Earth being told as if its the story of Humanity? This new big history look at life on Earth presented in minimalistic blank verse with vivid full-color images recounts the history of life in consistent million-year increments each page illustrated with a full-color full-page image appropriate to the time period. Its a quick read with no more than a dozen lines per page. The net effect is an hour long trip through four billion years that puts us hominids in perspective with viruses bacteria and climate change. 202 pages 202 full-color full-page illustrations.