{"id":323990,"date":"2025-11-21T10:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/?post_type=parents&#038;p=323990"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:22:16","slug":"a-little-history-of-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"parents","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/parents\/a-little-history-of-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little History of The Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Where <\/strong>has our planet come from, and <strong>what<\/strong> lies beneath its surface? <strong>How<\/strong> have we come to understand its past and present environments, and <strong>what<\/strong> does its <strong>future<\/strong> look like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thanks to scientists who study its <strong>rocks<\/strong>, <strong>fossils<\/strong>, and <strong>landscapes<\/strong>, we know that<strong> Earth history<\/strong> spans <strong>over four and a half billion years<\/strong>. But there is <strong>still much more<\/strong> to discover&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>A Little History of The Earth<\/em> is a <strong>new book<\/strong> for little learners by <strong>Jamie Woodward<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Professor of Physical Geography<\/strong> at The University of Manchester, who has been named one of the <strong>most&nbsp;impactful <\/strong>environmental professionals&nbsp;in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"ALHO Earth Trailer \u2013 landscape\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1136444806?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;The <strong>latest book<\/strong> in the <em>&#8216;A Little History&#8217;<\/em> series recounts our <strong>planet\u2019s fascinating past<\/strong> and the <strong>science<\/strong> which has <strong>shaped <\/strong>how <strong>we think about it<\/strong>. Taking us from the <strong>formation<\/strong> of the <strong>Solar System<\/strong>, the <strong>evolution <\/strong>of our <strong>atmosphere<\/strong> and <strong>oceans<\/strong>, and the <strong>first signs of life<\/strong>, through to <strong>dinosaurs<\/strong>, <strong>mammals<\/strong>, and the eventual arrival of <strong>us humans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Along the way, you&#8217;ll learn about the <strong>major breakthroughs<\/strong> of the <strong>pioneering scientists <\/strong>who have <strong>unearthed our planet\u2019s secrets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">From <strong>fossils of ancient creatures<\/strong> to the very <strong>air we breathe<\/strong>, this is the essential guide to <strong>our weird and wonderful world<\/strong> for kids!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Out now from <a href=\"https:\/\/yalebooks.co.uk\/book\/9780300246148\/a-little-history-of-the-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">yalebooks.co.uk<\/a> and booksellers nationwide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Check out more books in the <strong>A Little History<\/strong> series below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LittleHistories-series-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LittleHistories-series-1.jpg\" alt=\"a decorative image showing lots of other books in the Little History series, including The World, Language, Philosophy, Economics, Science, Art, Literature and more\" class=\"wp-image-325976\" style=\"width:543px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where has our planet come from, and what lies beneath its surface? How have we come to understand its past and present environments, and what does its future look like? Thanks to scientists who study its rocks, fossils, and landscapes, we know that Earth history spans over four and a half billion years. But there &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/parents\/a-little-history-of-the-earth\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Little History of The Earth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":325975,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-323990","parents","type-parents","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","countries-ireland","countries-united-kingdom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Little History of The Earth - National Geographic Kids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parents\/323990\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Little History of The Earth - National Geographic Kids\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Where has our planet come from, and what lies beneath its surface? 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