Dawn of Life, The (Cartoon History of the Earth)
Grade 3-6-With slang expressions and onomatopoeia such as "yep,"  "phew," "splat," "whoosh," "woweee," and "yoo-hoo" throughout,  these humorous presentations will lose readers who hate  personifications and comic-book art, but will engage those who  find science too dry and perfunctory. Cartoon fans will fall for  these over-the-edge presentations and find themselves  understanding the basic concepts. Dialogue balloons, fact boxes,  and paragraphs of text share space with several illustrations  per page, offering information in bites rather than straight  narration. Well-organized, The Birth of the Earth transitions  well to The Dawn of Life.Nancy Call, Santa Cruz Public  Libraries, Aptos, CACopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.