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How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps

Pamela S. Turner

This account traces human evolution through seven major developments on the path to Homo sapiens. It introduces natural selection and returns to that idea while considering milestones in hominin survival and change. Individual chapters examine upright walking, tool use, brain growth, migration, fire, language, and storytelling. The narrative also considers the traits, behaviors, and skills that enabled hominins to keep surviving and evolving.

This book appears on 5 reading lists across 2 editions from 5 organizations.

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Themes
History · Language And Communication · Science · Writing And Storytelling
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Published
April 12, 2022
ISBN-13
9781623542504
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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