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What makes Earth so special? Find out why our little planet is the easiest place for life to flourish in Life As We Know It.
Life As We Know It goes back four billion years to a time when the earth used to be barely inhabitable, exploring the amazing story of how the whole thing came to be in spite of the nearly unimaginable, hostile conditions that existed.
Discover the six building blocks for all living things, unzip the DNA ladder, learn about the six different kingdom classifications, and more. Learn how 8.7 million species of plants and animals came from one single cell, and see how codependent Earth’s delicate ecosystem is, with each and every organism and each and every living thing essential to sustain life.
Broken up into manageable chapters from the smallest cells to the huge “Are we in reality on my own in the Universe?” question, this refreshed paperback edition of Life As We Know It explains complex scientific ideas with highly visual pages that have clear text for middle-grade students. Spanning the beginning of the universe to modern day, Life As We Know It celebrates the whole thing we know—and even what we do not know—about life.