Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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The Story of Life
by Catherine Barr
Illustrator: Amy Husband
Ages: 9+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 978-1-84780-485-3
Keywords: Diversity, Evolution, Conservation, Read-Aloud
From the hot noisy world of volcanoes four billion years ago to the furry animals that became humans, evolution is explained in a clear simple text with helpful illustrations.