Stones & Bones: A Child's Guide to Evolution

One of only eleven books selected by the editors of BioScience, the flagship magazine of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, for its Fall 2008 Focus on books on evolution and adaptation for young scientists, Stones & Bones sketches the story of evolution in seventeen verses. Through words and illustrations readers will find answers to questions such as, when did the Age of Mammals begin and what is it called? When did the first horses appear on earth? The first whales? What is the name and date of Darwin s revolutionary book on evolution? When did the earth begin to form? And many more.
From the pages of Stones & Bones: About sixty million years ago; no, make that sixty five, with the; Cenozoic Age; the age of mammals would arrive; There were mastodons and woolly . . Beautifully illustrated in full color. For children of all ages. Also includes a CD of Stones & Bones the Song and a bonus recording of The Song of the Meadowlark, recipient of the award for Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting (Lyrics) from the Great American Song Contest in 2004.

Char Matejovsky is Managing Editor for books and journals at Polebridge Press and Westar Institute. A veteran editor, typesetter, and book designer, she earned a B.A from the University of Montana and a French Language Certificate from the Sorbonne.

Robaire Ream has more than 30 years of graphic design and production experience, with a diverse graphic design résumé that includes work as a stained glass window designer, art instructor, and prop and background designer for Warner Bros. Animation. He has a graphic arts certificate from Ecole Sornas, France, and studied graphic design at California State University Northridge.