My First Book of Evolution

My First Book of Evolution

$19.99

Publication Date: 6th May 2025

My First Book of Evolution uses fascinating bite-size facts, clear and simple explanations and attractive and absorbing illustrations to illuminate the mysteries of evolution. When did life first appear... Read More
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My First Book of Evolution uses fascinating bite-size facts, clear and simple explanations and attractive and absorbing illustrations to illuminate the mysteries of evolution. When did life first appear... Read More
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My First Book of Evolution uses fascinating bite-size facts, clear and simple explanations and attractive and absorbing illustrations to illuminate the mysteries of evolution.

When did life first appear on Earth? How did humans evolve? How did giraffe’s necks get longer? Are humans now perfectly designed?

My First Book of Evolution answers these and many more questions about evolution and how it works in a fun and entertaining way.

Simple concepts such as what is a family tree, what is a species, what is a cell and more complex ideas of natural selection, adaptation, speciation and the inheritance of traits are explained clearly using imaginative and appealing charts, graphics and illustrations accompanied by simple, bite-size nuggets of explanatory text.

Details
  • Price: $19.99
  • Pages: 48
  • Carton Quantity: 22
  • Publisher: Button Books
  • Imprint: Button Books
  • Series: My First Book of Science
  • Publication Date: 6th May 2025
  • Illustration Note: Color
  • ISBN: 9781787081307
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Age: 8-12
  • BISACs:
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / General
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology
    SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution
Reviews

"...packed with information about evolution, with vibrant graphics, diagrams and helpful layouts to make it digestible for young readers."
Booklist's Book of the Day https://x.com/Booktrust/status/1878698529616433463

Just Imagine https://justimagine.co.uk/childrens-books-review/my-first-book-of-evolution/
"...each page is well designed and thought out. Diagrams are clear and the illustrations help the reader to understand what the text is explaining...For those children with an interest in this subject you won't find another book that goes into this level of detail for this age group."

"Eduard Altarriba's illustrations are gorgeous and their vibrant graphic style, plenty of diagrams, and helpful layouts help to make the material more digestible. Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferron and Altarriba take the reader through Darwin’s original theory and then look at how evolution has been influenced by human intervention..."
BookTrust https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book/m/my-first-book-of-evolution/

"With the authors familiar flair for science communication, comes a celebration of life on Earth and how this has adapted and evolved over time. Far from being an ode to dinosaurs (although of course they get a nod), this delves into the depths of biology. Expect to find cell anatomy, explanation of the process behind genetic inheritance and genetic mutation, as well as the consequences of these."
@mini.midnight.reads https://www.instagram.com/p/DEnaQEQK_qv/

@father_teacher_reader Instagram review https://www.instagram.com/p/DBDe_8HMtQj/?img_index=1
"A brilliant introduction into how evolution works with a range of eye catching graphics and visuals."

Red Reading Hub blog review https://redreadinghub.blog/2024/10/29/my-first-book-of-evolution/
"Exciting and accessible, this is a great starter book for budding scientists at home or school, as well as adults who may not have learned about the topic previously.”

Happy Families blog review https://happyfamilies.biz/my-first-book-of-evolution/
"The graphics are excellent and the colour coding subtle but helpful...Although under 50 pages this hardback pulls a lot in and is definitively worth the investment and may get some enquiring minds interested in biology."

Author Bio
Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón and Eduard Altarriba are an award-winning illustrator and author duo and have written a number of books published by GMC Publications including My First Book of Quantum Physics, My First Book of Electromagnetism, My First Book of Relativity, and My First Book of the Cosmos. 
Table of Contents

Life 4
The Family Tree 6
The Tree of Life 7
Species 8
Evolution 10
Natural selection 12
The Voyage of the Beagle 14
Developing the theory of natural selection 16
“The Origin of Species” 17
Adaptation to the environment 18
Heredity 20
Cells 22
Mutations 24
We are not all the same 26
Genetic variability 27
The (modern) theory of evolution 28
The evolution of life 30
Speciation 32
Microevolution and macroevolution 33
The peppered moth 34
The evolution of birds 36
Coevolution 38
Artificial selection 39
Fossils 40
Improvable “designs” 42
Extinction 43
LUCA 44
Future humans 46
Extraterrestrial life 46

My First Book of Evolution uses fascinating bite-size facts, clear and simple explanations and attractive and absorbing illustrations to illuminate the mysteries of evolution.

When did life first appear on Earth? How did humans evolve? How did giraffe’s necks get longer? Are humans now perfectly designed?

My First Book of Evolution answers these and many more questions about evolution and how it works in a fun and entertaining way.

Simple concepts such as what is a family tree, what is a species, what is a cell and more complex ideas of natural selection, adaptation, speciation and the inheritance of traits are explained clearly using imaginative and appealing charts, graphics and illustrations accompanied by simple, bite-size nuggets of explanatory text.

  • Price: $19.99
  • Pages: 48
  • Carton Quantity: 22
  • Publisher: Button Books
  • Imprint: Button Books
  • Series: My First Book of Science
  • Publication Date: 6th May 2025
  • Illustrations Note: Color
  • ISBN: 9781787081307
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Age: 8-12
  • BISACs:
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / General
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology
    SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution

"...packed with information about evolution, with vibrant graphics, diagrams and helpful layouts to make it digestible for young readers."
Booklist's Book of the Day https://x.com/Booktrust/status/1878698529616433463

Just Imagine https://justimagine.co.uk/childrens-books-review/my-first-book-of-evolution/
"...each page is well designed and thought out. Diagrams are clear and the illustrations help the reader to understand what the text is explaining...For those children with an interest in this subject you won't find another book that goes into this level of detail for this age group."

"Eduard Altarriba's illustrations are gorgeous and their vibrant graphic style, plenty of diagrams, and helpful layouts help to make the material more digestible. Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferron and Altarriba take the reader through Darwin’s original theory and then look at how evolution has been influenced by human intervention..."
BookTrust https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book/m/my-first-book-of-evolution/

"With the authors familiar flair for science communication, comes a celebration of life on Earth and how this has adapted and evolved over time. Far from being an ode to dinosaurs (although of course they get a nod), this delves into the depths of biology. Expect to find cell anatomy, explanation of the process behind genetic inheritance and genetic mutation, as well as the consequences of these."
@mini.midnight.reads https://www.instagram.com/p/DEnaQEQK_qv/

@father_teacher_reader Instagram review https://www.instagram.com/p/DBDe_8HMtQj/?img_index=1
"A brilliant introduction into how evolution works with a range of eye catching graphics and visuals."

Red Reading Hub blog review https://redreadinghub.blog/2024/10/29/my-first-book-of-evolution/
"Exciting and accessible, this is a great starter book for budding scientists at home or school, as well as adults who may not have learned about the topic previously.”

Happy Families blog review https://happyfamilies.biz/my-first-book-of-evolution/
"The graphics are excellent and the colour coding subtle but helpful...Although under 50 pages this hardback pulls a lot in and is definitively worth the investment and may get some enquiring minds interested in biology."

Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón and Eduard Altarriba are an award-winning illustrator and author duo and have written a number of books published by GMC Publications including My First Book of Quantum Physics, My First Book of Electromagnetism, My First Book of Relativity, and My First Book of the Cosmos. 

Life 4
The Family Tree 6
The Tree of Life 7
Species 8
Evolution 10
Natural selection 12
The Voyage of the Beagle 14
Developing the theory of natural selection 16
“The Origin of Species” 17
Adaptation to the environment 18
Heredity 20
Cells 22
Mutations 24
We are not all the same 26
Genetic variability 27
The (modern) theory of evolution 28
The evolution of life 30
Speciation 32
Microevolution and macroevolution 33
The peppered moth 34
The evolution of birds 36
Coevolution 38
Artificial selection 39
Fossils 40
Improvable “designs” 42
Extinction 43
LUCA 44
Future humans 46
Extraterrestrial life 46