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Prehistoric Journey: A History of Life on Earth

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PREHISTORIC JOURNEY: A HISTORY OF LIFE ON EARTH blends photos of fine fossils with a written introduction to the history of life on earth, arranged chronologically for easy access and logical progression. The color photos and drawings come from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's eight prehistoric habitat dioramas, and hold eye-catching, colorful displays especially intriguing for newcomers to the subject.

Diane C. Donovan

California Bookwatch

The feel of this book is "Old School" due to the diorama photographs from the Denver museum Johnson curates, but the information is up to date and arranged in a very user friendly way. The chronological arrangement of the book shows the estimated landmass appearance during the arrival of life in the ocean and then as it rises to land. The chapters start with artist's renderings for a period along with a description of the plants and animals from a specific area, followed by the fossil site photos and information that directly contribute to the understanding we have of the particular period covered.

While this book quite a serious turn from his other collaborative book with Ray Troll, "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" both accomplish an important goal. This book can bolster your overall knowledge of the progression of life on the Earth, while "Freeway" will make you glad you survived to explore it. Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale of a Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Paleo Road Trip