Sir David Attenborough goes back to the beginnings of life, a story he has always wanted to tell, now available in a companion volume to the new TV series. Among the many excellent photographs in the book two strands stand out, firstly the incredible Trilobite fossils excavated in Morocco and secondly the illustrations taken from the stunningly realistic new animated films giving some idea of what these creatures really looked like. Through the book it is the development of life, the features we and all living animals have inherited from these primitive creatures that is the focus. It’s clearly written, easily understandable, an invaluable introduction to the first life on earth.
David Attenborough's First Life: A Journey Back in Time Synopsis
The epic story of the beginning of life on Earth from the much loved
and respected naturalist, writer and broadcaster, Sir David
Attenborough and with an Introduction by him that gives an insight into
the making of the television series. Spanning billions of years, First
Life reveals the extraordinary story of the evolution of the first life
on Earth and how it then evolved - the first plant, the first animal,
the first predator, the first to live on land: key moments in the
development of the huge diversity of life that has lived on planet
Earth. First Life unearths secrets hidden in prehistoric fossils
worldwide and in addition meets the palaeontologists who have harnessed
new techniques to enhance greatly our understanding of the origins of
life. In this groundbreaking investigation, Attenborough travels the world, from Canada to Australia and Morocco to unearth the secrets hidden in prehistoric fossils, providing a deeper understanding of the first living creatures and the origins of our evolutionary traits.
'The nation's favourite wildlife broadcaster' The Times
Author
About Sir David Attenborough, Matt Kaplan
David Attenborough is one of the world's leading naturalists and
broadcasters. His distinguished career spans more than fifty years, and
his multi-award winning films and series have been broadcast around the
world. He joined the BBC in 1952, launching his famous Zoo Quest series
before rising to become controller of BBC Two and director of
programmes for BBC Television. He returned to programme making in the
1970s and among his many acclaimed series are Life on Earth, The Blue
Planet and Planet Earth. First Life completes the series of programmes
he has made over thirty years about animal evolution by taking us back
to the beginning of life.
