This is one of two new titles in Gecko Press’s translations of the Step-by-Step series. By Jean-Benoit Durand, with illustrations by Robin Gindre it is an excellent introduction to scientific theories of the origin of the universe and the evolution of life on earth.  Complete with explanatory pictures and graphics, it explains current theories on how life came from simple chemical beginnings to where we are now, and where things might go in the future. By far the best short introduction for children to these subjects I’ve seen, and as with many good children’s books many adults might be enlightened by the chatty explanations of concepts they may have found difficult to grasp.