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We Go Way Back - by Idan Ben-Barak (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- From the author of kid-favorite Do Not Lick This Book comes an innovative, hilarious, and expansive picture book about the biggest question of all: What is life?
- 4-8 Years
- 10.2" x 9.9" Hardcover
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Science & Nature
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About the Book
"An innovative, hilarious, and expansive picture book about the biggest question of all: What is life?"--
Book Synopsis
From the author of kid-favorite Do Not Lick This Book comes an innovative, hilarious, and expansive picture book about the biggest question of all: What is life?
It's not an easy question.
Life is more than just one thing.
Where did it start?
Peer back in time - way back in time - to the story of how life began...
Review Quotes
*Three starred reviews!*
*Cook Prize Silver Medalist*
*An AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist*
*A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year*
★ "Punchy, sign-like images take on visual complexity as the story rolls forward. An engaging, lucidly written volume." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "In a concise yet pithy, playful, and deeply insightful storyline, Ben-Barak and Bunting begin by pointing out that despite diverse looks and likes, we all have one thing in common: life. And what is that? Sneakily cerebral for all its apparent simplicity." - Kirkus, starred review
★ "An impressively produced, thought-provoking, scientifically precise, and accessible explanation of the origins of life and evolution across Earth's history." - Horn Book Magazine, starred review
"This title will be a welcome addition to collections where smartly delivered complex science is appreciated." - SLJ
"Accessible, playful, [and] conversational. Easily lends itself to a science-based storytime." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
About the Author
Idan Ben-Barak is the author of Do Not Lick This Book. He has a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science. His doctoral thesis explored the history of scientific research into the origin of life.
Philip Bunting is the creator of How Did I Get Here?. He has an IOU scrawled on the back of a treasure map. He has explored the seven seas with a healthy supply of limes and an ex-parrot.