{"product_id":"when-the-earth-was-green-plants-animals-and-evolutions-greatest-romance-paperback","title":"When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRiley Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A\u003ci\u003e USA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner, A Friend of Darwin Award, 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeously composed look at the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFossils plants allow us to touch the lost worlds from billions of years of evolutionary backstory. Each petrified leaf and root shows us that dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats, and even humans would not exist without the evolutionary efforts of their leafy counterparts. It has been the constant growth of plants that have allowed so many of our favorite, fascinating prehistoric creatures to evolve, oxygenating the atmosphere, coaxing animals onto land, and forming the forests that shaped our ancestors' anatomy. It is impossible to understand our history without them. Or, our future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing the same scientifically-informed narrative technique that readers loved in the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of the Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003eWhen the Earth Was Green\u003c\/i\u003e, Riley Black brings readers back in time to prehistoric seas, swamps, forests, and savannas where critical moments in plant evolution unfolded. Each chapter stars plants and animals alike, underscoring how the interactions between species have helped shape the world we call home. As the chapters move upwards in time, Black guides readers along the burgeoning trunk of the Tree of Life, stopping to appreciate branches of an evolutionary story that links the world we know with one we can only just perceive now through the silent stone, from ancient roots to the present.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRILEY BLACK (she\/they) has been heralded as \"one of our premier gifted young science writers\" and is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSkeleton Keys, My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, When Dinosaurs Ruled, and The Last Days of the Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e. A science correspondent for \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e and regular contributor to publications like \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, Riley is a widely-recognized expert on paleontology. She won the 2024 Friend of Darwin Award from the National Center for Science Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377652064563,"sku":"9781250905574","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DtE47BX8t59781250905574.webp?v=1779326030","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/when-the-earth-was-green-plants-animals-and-evolutions-greatest-romance-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}