A Short History of Planet Earth: Mountains, Mammals, Fire, and Ice Gemstone Press Written for parents and teachers

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A Short History of Planet Earth: Mountains, Mammals, Fire, and Ice Gemstone Press Written for parents and teachers"A splendid introduction to geology and paleontology for the lay reader. To compress Earth's history into a single, lucidly written volume is a major achievement." Publishers Weekly, starred review "Few people have both the knowledge and the writing ability to capture such a long and varied history in a compelling manner. In A Short History of Planet Earth, J. D. Macdougal demonstrates that he is one of the few." Earth This exhilarating survey of the