Life on Earth explores the incredibly diverse history

explores the incredibly diverse history of the ‘king of the woods’: from a source of food and shelter to its use in literature as a plot device and muse

who populate our gardens with song and movement even on the direst winter days

Discover delicious vegetables

or nature-themed gift books

Life on Earth explores the incredibly diverse historyTold through an examination of animal and plant life, this is an astonishing celebration of the evolution of life on earth, with a cast of characters drawn from the whole range of organisms that have ever lived on this planet. Attenboroughs perceptive, dynamic approach to the evolution of millions of species of living organisms takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of discovery from the very first spark of life to the blue and green wonder we