Telling you everything you need to know about evolution and genetics – where we and other living things came from. It’s part of the Science Museum’s Science Sorted series and thankfully there are absolutely no boring bits. In fact it’s packed full of facts, experiments, pictures, photos, quizzes and puzzles and it’s written in a chatty and accessible style that’s sure to grip even the most reluctant reader.
What is a selfish gene? What are the kingdoms of life? Why are there no car-sized bugs and beetles?
Glenn Murphy, author of Why is Snot Green?, answers these and a lot of other brilliant questions in this funny and informative book.
Packed with doodles and information about all sorts of incredible things, from how we evolved from chemical soup to shrews to human beings, and why bugs really do rule the world?
Evolution: The Whole Life on Earth Story contains absolutely no boring bits!
Discover more funny science with Space: The Whole Whizz-Bang Story.
Glenn Murphy received his masters in science communication from London’s Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. He wrote Why is Snot Green? whilst managing the Explainer team at the Science Museum in London. In 2007 he moved to the United States. He now lives and works in North Carolina, with his wife Heather and an increasingly large and ill-tempered cat.
