One Cosmic Rock: The Story of the Asteroid that Changed Our World
The Story of the Asteroid That Changed Our World
$47.41
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2026
Summary
A poetic look at a defining event in Earth’s history.
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hurtled through space toward an ancient Earth that looked very different from the one we know today. Back then, enormous creatures towered over marshes, soared above forests, and ruled the seas, while smaller life-forms scurried and snarled, swam and bloomed.
Then-SMASH!-an icy cosmic rock crashed into the planet, and life on Earth was completely changed. Though many species were mad…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781771475594 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1771475595 |
| Author: | Karen Krossing, Julia Vasileva |
| Publisher: | Owlkids Books Inc. |
| Imprint: | Owlkids Books Inc. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 254mm |
| Audience Age: | 5-8 |
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Critics Review
“This vibrant, engaging book provides the perfect introduction to the last day of the dinosaurs and the resilience of life on Earth.”
– “Professor Paul M. Barrett, Natural History Museum”Karen Krossing
KAREN KROSSING is an award-winning author for kids and teens, including the picture books Sour Cakes and One Tiny Bubble. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Karen lives in Toronto on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinabeg and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.
JULIA VASILEVA has a literature degree but now instead of studying books, she illustrates them, drawing both traditionally and digitally. Julia lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
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