Life - Elli Woollard, Penguin Random House Children's UK

All of life - the whole history of our Planet Earth - captured in one poetic and absorbing bookFrom tiny dots of microscopic bacteria to enormous dinosaurs, through Ice Ages and the gallop of evolution, Elli Woollard's lyrical text is a pitch-perfect blend of storytelling, science and wonder. Life will fascinate and entertain the curious child, with Dorien Brouwers' immersive artwork heightening the beauty and inspiring awe in readers young and old.