It explains the evidence for biological evolution. Along the bottom of each page, in the Orchestra Pit, is a Tape Measure of Time which provides a pictorial and written timeline of key events in Earth’s evolution. The Greatest Show On Earth is also a book published in 2009 and written by British biologist Richard Dawkins. In the Wings, there is more detailed information which I found absolutely fascinating. Each double-page spread has the Main Stage with lots of bright and expressive illustrations with interactions from the insect narrators and a conversational, humorous writing style. I loved the appealing layout, set out as a theatre. This is a fantastically engaging non-fiction text for curious young minds which is both wonderfully entertaining and brilliantly informative. Meet a young Earth finding just the right conditions to support life learn about the evolution of life on Earth in all its awe and wonder from microbes and fish in the seas to plant and animal life on land including the era of dinosaurs and the first appearance of people and, look to the future of what’s in store for Planet Earth. Roll up! Roll up! The Greatest Show on Earth is about to begin … and what an extravaganza it is! The performance takes place in the Shoebox Theatre and is hosted by Rod the Roach and his troupe of incredible insects as they share the story of Life on Earth from 4.6 billion years ago …
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