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The Big Picture Book
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The Big Picture Book

By John Long About · Illustrated by Brian Choo About

Four billion years of evolution in 48 pages, told in simple words and stunning images, using the latest scientific research. A must for adults as well as children.
The universe is a mystery.
The beginning of all things is a mystery.
With a lyrical text and astounding images reflecting the latest scientific research, The Big Picture Book explores the origins of the universe and the solar system, and the evolution of life on Earth.
Watch as continents shift over billions of years
as the first stirrings of life appear and evolve, over millennia, into the birds, beasts, plants and fish we know today.
Explore our planet’s history in The Big Picture Book.

AuthorJohn Long About
IllustratorBrian Choo About
Type Of BookAustralian Information
FormatHardback
Age9+
ISBN9781741143287
Published21/01/2005
Price Per CopyRRP $29.95
1–9 copies$26.95
10–19 copies$25.45
20+ copies$23.96
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John Long

John Long grew up in Melbourne and began collecting fossils when he was seven. He found his first dinosaur bones near Inverloch, Victoria, when he was a university student. He worked as a palaeontologist in Canberra, Tasmania and WA. Today he lives in Perth and works at the WA Museum. He is the author of several books for adults and children including Dinosaurs of Australia and other animals of the Mesozoic Era, Reed Books 1990, and Dinosaur Dealers, Allen & Unwin 2002.

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Brian Choo

Brian Choo is a Perth-based artist who has been studying and reconstructing fossil animals for many years.

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