The 'life-as-grand-narrative' school of children's books, such as Spinar and Burian's spectacular Life Before Man, first published in 1972, tell the history of life as 'Manifest Destiny', in which isolated fossil remains are seen as parts of a preordained jigsaw. Books like that have an undeniable appeal — I loved them as a child. The determinedly old-fashioned Life Story, published in the late 1980s, is very much part of that tradition. "This book is captivating," says Phoebe, aged nine, "with its beautiful illustrations and words. I loved it!"
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机译：像斯皮纳尔和布里安（Burian）于1972年首次出版的壮观的《先有人后生活》（Life Before Man）这样的儿童读物，是一本以生命为叙事的学派，将生命史称为“人类的命运”，其中孤立的化石残骸被视为一部分预定的拼图。像这样的书具有不可否认的吸引力-我小时候就喜欢它们。在1980年代后期出版的坚决过时的生活故事，是该传统的很大一部分。九岁的菲比说：“这本书令人着迷，上面有精美的插图和文字。我喜欢它！”
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