Choose Your Own Evolution: Go Extinct or Survive? You Decide!

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Can YOU survive to the present-day or will you face extinction along the way? For the first time ever, the journey is in your hands . . .



Think of an animal, any animal at all. It could be a shark or a squid or a snail, or even a human like you! Every single animals has a secret history. A death-defying adventure that has happened across millions of years, called evolution.



You will discover a new animal with its own exciting story to tell, and it's up to YOU to make the decisions that will lead to their next evolutionary step. Can you survive to the present-day or will you face extinction along the way? Will you grow a backbone, take to the skies, or dive deeper for your dinner?



Ferociously funny and brilliantly accessible science written by zoologist, author and TV presenter, Jules Howard. Read by Baldur's Gate III voice actor Glen McCready. The listener gets to decide which way to go and how to evolve, with over 50 different endings to discover! Or, if you find yourself in need of a helping hand on your journey, check out the evolutionary family tree at nosycrow.com/evolutionaudio



The perfect introduction to the awe-inspiring story of life on Earth.



Illustrations copyright Gordy Wright 2025. Music composed by Aaron Lampert

User Reviews

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I ended up a mantis shrimp and immediately wanted to try again... alas I was next destined to be a wood louse. Obviously I just keep trying and learned many fascinating things! Hours of entertaining & educational listening to be found in this fabulous book. The interactive nature of Choose Your Own actually added to the experience, which I hadn't been sure would be the case. I wondered if Choose Your Own might be ill-suited to audio but I was wrong - it worked seamlessly. Clear directions within the audio and utilising the chapter menu function made it an easy, entertaining and educational listen.
Monica5 11/07/2025
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An absolutely genius book in real life which works amazingly well in audiobook format. On each ‘page’ you’ll meet a new animal, listen to its unique tale and then decide which path it will take next on its evolutionary journey. Will you choose to stay in the sea, or move onto land? Some choices will make you a survivor; others extinct! But don’t worry! You can go back to the beginning as many times as you want, making different choices each time to try out the 50 different endings!


There will be no more ‘are we nearly there yet’ on long car journeys…the kids will want you to keep driving!
ChocoLitBooks 10/07/2025

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