Starting in today's New York City and journeying back to different points in time, readers can see the geological, evolutionary, and historical changes that have transpired throughout millions of years through a review of the landscape, inhabitants, and geological make-up. Jr Lib Guild.
Susan E. Goodman is the author of many books for children, including
Claws, Coats, and Camouflage and
Seeds, Stems, and Stamens, both named Outstanding Science Trade Books by the National Science Teachers Association, and
Animal Rescue (an American Bookseller Association Pick of the List). She began to write
On This Spot the day she "started thinking about how most of us assume that what is now always was, and always will be."
Susan E. Goodman lives with her family in Boston, Massachusetts.