For over a decade, we have gained inspiration from Jennifer Morgan’s trilogy of beautifully illustrated books, The Universe Series, and have captured the imagination of our students over the years. Speaking as the Universe, the author presents timelines and captivating stories that we include as extensions to our presentations of the first three great lessons. In Born with a Bang, Morgan leads the reader through the beginnings of the Universe and the formation of Earth.1 In From Lava to Life, the Universe tells of the coming of life on Earth, and how life evolved in all its incredible diversity.2 These first two books, along with Ancient Denvers, inspired our students to paint their own versions of The Universe Story, illustrating its journey from a speck of dust to galaxies of stars, along with the evolution of Earth and its inhabitants over the millenia.2 Her final book, Mammals Who Morph, delves into the evolution of humans.4 This last story does not go deeplyinto the history of writing and math so we decided to fill the void.

 

 

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