Choose Your Own Evolution: Go Extinct or Survive? You Decide!
- Author Jules Howard, illustrated by Gordy Wright
- Narrator Glen McCready
- Publisher Nosy Crow Ltd
- Publish Date 5 June 2025
- Run Time 4 hours and 23 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Interactive adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dinosaurs and prehistoric world, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits.
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WINNER of the IPG Zebrulation Audio Award 2026!
HIGHLY COMMENDED in the 2025 Best Children's Audiobook of the Year at the British Audio Awards "The Speakies"!
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
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| Author | Jules Howard, illustrated by Gordy Wright |
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| Narrator | Glen McCready |
| Duration | 4 hours and 23 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781805138808 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Nosy Crow Ltd |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Interactive adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dinosaurs and prehistoric world, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits |
| Collections | The Best Audiobooks of 2025, The Speakies Shortlist |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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