40 pages, Ages 10+, Color, Paperback

Book two in a three-part series, “It’s Alive!” explains the scientific theories regarding the origin of life on Earth with whimsical rhymes and captivating illustration that start out in black and white but become more colorful as the book progresses.

From the formation of our solar system to the birth of bacteria, you’ll learn about the conditions that could have created life, the nature of organic existence, and the beauty of evolution.

Topics include: planets, solar systems, Earth, planetary crust, atmosphere, water, life, variation, reproduction, survival, evolution, cells, DNA, genes, sex, biodiversity, photosynthesis, the food web and bacteria.