Earth: One Planet's Epic Story

by Jennifer Thermes

From the award-winning author of Manhattan and A Place Called America, Earth takes the long view—celebrating the enduring planet we call homeWith air to breathe, a sun to warm it, and water that sustains life, planet Earth is unique in the universe.Travel back in deep time to learn about Earth’s formation and to discover how life on Earth evolved through the ages. From the Big Bang to its earliest single-celled organisms, to plant life, dinosaurs, mammals, and modern-day human beings—witness how geographical changes and extinction events shaped the planet and the living creatures upon it. One Planet’s Epic Story is a sweeping history of planet Earth told through detailed maps, infographics, sidebars, and stunning illustrations that explore how life on Earth is intertwined in a complex and delicate balance.From Jennifer Thermes, the author and illustrator of Mapping the Story of an Island and A Place Called America, comes a love letter to planet Earth and its natural wonders.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication November 10, 2026

About the author

JENNIFER THERMES is an award-winning children’s book author-illustrator and map illustrator. Her nonfiction picture book The Indestructible Tom Crean recently received the Bank Street College of Education’s 2024 Flora Stieglitz Straus Award in the Younger Reader category and is an ALSC Notable Children’s Book. Both Tom Crean and her book A Place Called America were named to the Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2023 list. She also creates black & white maps for middle-grade and young adult novels including the bestselling Vanderbeekers series. Jennifer is fascinated by big-picture ideas that span history, adventure, and the natural world, and weaves maps throughout her stories to explore new places and visualize how the past connects to our lives today.

To learn more please visit www.jenniferthermes.com, @jenthermes on Twitter and @jenniferthermes on Instagram.