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The Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Life: Minutes, Months, Millennia—How Long Is a Life on Earth?

160 pp. | Kingfisher/Macmillan | October, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7534-6891-3 $19.99
(3) 4-6 Along with succinct explanations of fundamental concepts in the life sciences such as biodiversity, evolution, and genetics, this hefty book creatively organizes profiles of living organisms by their average life spans. Color photographs of the organisms are grouped together on two-page spreads amongst brief factual descriptions, scientific diagrams, quirky trivia, and question-and-answer asides. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

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