Margaret Hynes

The Rocks & Fossils book was very interesting. I liked how it explained not only what rocks are, but how they are made and the different kinds. The sections on Erosion and Weathering of rocks was interesting to see how rocks can change over time. Chapter 3 Records in Rocks was interesting to learn about all the different things that have been found preserved in rocks. I never knew plants could be preserved as fossils. The section on humans showed that fossils have helped scientist to date the remains of human bones found. Also, footprints made in cooled lava showed early humans walking on two feet.… (més)

'The Best Book of' picture book series, brings us 'Early People.' This is an informative picture book helps teach young children how we evolved into what we are today. It is a very detailed book, that if a young child finds interesting, can gain a lot of scientific facts about how and when we came to be. We can see how, through evolution, we used our larger brains to survive better than Homo erectus or Neanderthals ever could. With creative and more complex ways of thinking, the use of fire and the creation of tools with our opposable thumbs, we got past the Ice Age, and have grown from a few million to 7 billion people across the globe as Homo Sapiens.… (més)