| Edition |
Fully updated new edition. |
| Description |
x, 341 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Originally published with subtitle: A natural history. |
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Includes index. |
| Original Version |
Originally published: London : William Collins, 1979. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- The infinite variety -- Building bodies -- The first forests -- The swarming hordes -- The conquest of the waters -- The invasion of the land -- A watertight skin -- Lords of the air -- Eggs, pouches, and placentas -- Theme and variation -- The hunters and the hunted -- A life in the trees -- The compulsive communicators -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
A new, beautifully illustrated edition of David Attenborough's groundbreaking Life on Earth. David Attenborough's unforgettable meeting with gorillas became an iconic moment for millions of television viewers. Life on Earth, the series and accompanying book, fundamentally changed the way we view and interact with the natural world setting a new benchmark of quality, influencing a generation of nature lovers. Told through an examination of animal and plant life, this is an astonishing celebration of the evolution of life on earth, with a cast of characters drawn from the whole range of organisms that have ever lived on this planet. Attenborough's perceptive, dynamic approach to the evolution of millions of species of living organisms takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of discovery from the very first spark of life to the blue and green wonder we know today. Now, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the book's first publication, David Attenborough has revisited Life on Earth, completely updating and adding to the original text, taking account of modern scientific discoveries from around the globe. He has chosen beautiful, completely new photography, helping to illustrate the book in a much greater way than was possible forty years ago. This special anniversary edition provides a fitting tribute to an enduring wildlife classic, destined to enthral the generation who saw it when first published and bring it alive for a whole new generation. |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Animals -- Miscellanea.
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Zoology -- Miscellanea.
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Animals. (OCoLC)fst00809468
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Evolution (Biology) (OCoLC)fst00917302
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Zoology. (OCoLC)fst01184696
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| Genre/Form |
Miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01423854
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| ISBN |
0008294283 |
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9780008294281 |
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