Life Story ANNOTATION
Virginia Lee Burton's unique ability to put meaning into the elusive passagesof time will give all readers a firm grasp of the history of our planet and abetter sense of their own part in it. Full color.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
In this brilliantly executed book all the world is truly a stage and its history from the earliest beginnings to yesterday morning unfolds as an enthralling drama that readers of any age can pore over for hours.
A sequence of thirty-five magnificent full-color paintings shows the changing face of the earth, from the first cataclysmic upheavals through the various ages of tiny sea creatures, flowering plants, dinosaurs, mammals, and finally the works of man.
Virginia Lee Burton's unique ability to put meaning into the elusive passage of time will give any reader a firmer grasp of the history of our planet and a better sense of his own part in it.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
``The drama of Life is a continuing story,'' says Burton in her epilogue; she amply demonstrates this in her magnificent description of the evolutionary process, with text and paintings presented as a five-act play. All ages. (Oct.)
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