
One Tiny Bubble: The Story of Our Last Universal Common Ancestor
The Story of Our Last Universal Common Ancestor
Karen Krossing(Author)
Owlkids Books Inc. (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2022
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-77147-445-0 (ISBN)
Description
"For fans of You Are Stardust and When Planet Earth Was New, ONE TINY BUBBLE is a wondrous and accessible introduction to the idea that every living organism on planet Earth shares the same origin. Imagine: Plant, insect, mammal--we developed from the same basic ingredients. We all evolved from LUCA, which stands for our Last Universal Common Ancestor. ONE TINY BUBBLE distills this large and complex concept into something kids can easily grasp and ponder. Karen Krossing's light, lively and very accessible text begins long, long ago, when the earth was an unfriendly place. Miraculously, out the dust of exploded stars that mixes with water to form a muddy soup and a lot of heat, LUCA bubbled to life. "LUCA was a squishy blob with no legs or arms. No eyes or mouth. Tinier than a cupcake sprinkle, it triggered mighty changes on our planet." A single cell, it then "split into two beings. Two became more and even more, each growing and some changing." Over the billions of years that followed, the descendants of those simple beings evolved, until eventually "your great-grandparents, your grandparents, your parents, and now ... you" became part of this LUCA family, the oldest family on Earth. And in wonderful twist, the story doesn't really end as Karen projects this idea out onto the stars, reminding readers of their connection to this "miracle that could be repeated on another world." Karen has included an equally accessible and well-written endnote "About LUCA," which provides readers with a more scientific explanation and context, and a glossary defines some terms used in the text."--]cProvided by publisher.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto, ON
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Kindergarten and over, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77147-445-0 (9781771474450)
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Persons
KAREN KROSSING is the author of Sour Cakes and other stories for kids and teens. She recently graduated with an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She also conducts writing workshops and book talks. Karen lives in Toronto on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinabeg and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.