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Paperback Planet Ocean: A Story of Life, the Sea and Dancing to the Fossil Record Book

ISBN: 0898157781

ISBN13: 9780898157789

Planet Ocean: A Story of Life, the Sea, and Dancing to the Fossil Record

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Book Overview

This work offers down-to-earth descriptions of present scientific theories in palaeontology. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 5 stars
A story of life, the sea...fossils...Planet Earth!

I bought this book essentially to serve as additional curriculum support to my 'Science & The Art of Discovery' workshop designed for kids, 8-12. I have kept it in the office library where the kids can have ready access. Participating kids often like to take out the book to browse. I often find them transfixed with awe. The book is a wonderful visual & intellectual treat. The printed text integrates natural history,...

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As good as palaeontology gets! Sagan would be proud! A+

The late Carl Sagan thought that science should be "user-friendly," presented not in jargon but in regular English. He believed that the general public could -- and should -- have access to the latest scientific discoveries. Sagan would be proud of _Planet Ocean._ The central theme of the book is stated clearly on page 1: "Nature is a workshop, not a temple." Matsen spends the rest of the book supporting this concept, explaining...

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Evolution gets its start

Brad Matsen and Ray Troll's "Planet Ocean" is a lively swim through the fossil record, beginning at the beginning 650 million years ago in the watery depths. Troll's whimsical illustrations accompany Matsen's humorously accessible explanations of what we've learned - and think we've learned - from the earliest fossils. Matsen traces evolution from the primordial soup to the first colonies of multicellular organisms to the...

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A beautiful, well-written view of past life in the ocean!

This book was a pleasure to read- even though it was mostly facts (and this is coming from a teenager)! Sure, I love learning about evolution and fossils, but I rarely sit down to read long, boring books about it. But this book is fresh, colorful, full of information, and INTERESTING!!! I congratulate the author and illustrator for putting out such a masterpiece! It is sure to recruit paleontologists for the next generation!...

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