Description
Almost 14.5 billion years ago, it began with a BIG BANG and what started as a cloud of gas, dust, and rock sooner or later took shape and bloomed into a molten sphere. Battered by asteroid collisions, ice a long time, and shifting tectonic plates, our fledgling planet in spite of everything pushed forth continents. But if you happen to think the earth has calmed down since then—think again! Geological activity continues to sculpt the earth’s landscape, occasionally with terrible consequences for its inhabitants: earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
On this one-of-a-sort, wild, but true history of Earth, the Sibert Honor medalist Don Brown takes on big concepts with humor and simplicity.