Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Life: minutes, months, millennia-how long is a life on earth?Welcome to the Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Life a jaw dropping look at 30,000 years of biological evolution organized through the lens of relative lifespan. Packed with the latest science, and created with today's highly visual reader in mind, this encyclopedia is designed to engage readers emotionally from a sense of astonishment that the mayfly can enjoy a full life in less time than it takes to read the book, to the awe that is inspired by trees