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Christopher Lloyd

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https://whatonearthbooks.com/

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@whatonearthbook

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Nonfiction, History, Children's

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November 2012

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Bestselling author Christopher Lloyd began his career as a journalist with the Sunday Times newspaper. Then, while camping with his family, he had a critical realization: Even with a 1st class degree in history from Cambridge University and experience as a science writer, there was so much about the world he didn't know. So, he set out to write books that zoom out and tell the big stories, opening readers' eyes to how seemingly unrelated events fit together and showing them multiple perspectives on the world, all in highly engaging prose and matched with lively illustration and photography.

Now, with more than 20 books in print, some in over a dozen languages, Christopher divides his time between writing books for adults and children and del ...more

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It’s Up To Us: A Children’s Terra Carta for Nature, People and Planet

It's Up to Us: Building a Brighter Future for Nature, People & Planet "Children have a unique curiosity for Nature and for this amazing planet we call home..." - HRH The Prince of Wales in his foreword to It's Up to Us

Join His Royal Highness, world history author Christopher Lloyd, and a group of 33 prominent illustrators from around the world in this moving exploration of the wonders of Nature, t Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 03, 2021 01:47 • Tags: climate, climate-change, sustainability, sustainable

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	Absolutely Everything!: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention by Christopher Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Andy Forshaw (Illustrations) 4.22 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What on Earth Happened?: The Complete Story of the Planet, Life, and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day 4.16 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 2008 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of the World in 100 Species 4.31 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What on Earth Happened?... In Brief: The Planet, Life & People from the Big Bang to the Present Day 4.18 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What on Earth! Kids' Encyclopedia: What We Know & What We Don't by Christopher Lloyd (Goodreads Author), J.E. Luebering (Foreword) 4.54 avg rating — 149 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Humanimal: Incredible Ways Animals Are Just Like Us! by Christopher Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Mark Ruffle (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's Up to Us: Building a Brighter Future for Nature, People & Planet 4.33 avg rating — 51 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big History Timeline Wallbook: Unfold the History of the Universe―from the Big Bang to the Present Day! by Christopher Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Andy Forshaw (Illustrations) 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The What on Earth? Wallbook of Big History by Christopher Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Andy Forshaw (Illustrator) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The What on Earth? Wallbook of Natural History: From the Dawn of Life to the Present Day 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“ABSOLUTELY AMAZING...Children will love it – and adults too!”
― Jacqueline Wilson, The Tracy Beaker Stories

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“ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! I wish they’d had books like this when I was young…”
― Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider Boxed Set, #1-10

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“From the Big Bang to yesterday’s breakfast, this BOOK OF FUN AND DISCOVERY makes sense of it ALL.”
― Martin Brown, The Horrible History of the World

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“A riveting mosaic of exciting true stories… I COULDN’T PUT IT DOWN!”
― Deborah Heiligman, Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

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