Skip to main content
M:N3:27 4
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 4 days, 22 hours ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told

by David Attenborough

This revised anniversary edition explores the evolution of life from its origins to the present day through animal and plant life and fossil records. It features updated text and new photography documenting the diversity of species inhabiting the planet.

Accession 14213 ISBN 9781460757130 Publisher William Collins (publisher)
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told spine
Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told cover
Live
Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told live spine
No live
Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told spine Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told live spine
Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Animals Astronomy Food and Drink Life Sciences Science
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-01 16:42
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
M:N3:27 4 Current vertical
4 days, 22 hours ago
M:N3:21 4 vertical
4 days, 22 hours ago
M:N3:27 4 vertical
1 week, 3 days ago
M:N3:21 4 vertical
1 week, 3 days ago
Book Location
Updated 4 days, 22 hours ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 11:20 (2 weeks, 2 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told
vernon_id
22513
accession_no→ accession_number
14213
vernon_slug
life-on-earth-the-greatest-story-ever-told-david-attenborough

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9781460757130

Descriptive

production_date
2018
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
A new, beautifully illustrated edition of David Attenborough's groundbreaking Life on Earth Tv erials 40 years ago.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
David Attenborough
tags→ tags
Science, Life sciences, Inner planets, Planets, Solar system, Evolution (Biology), Biology, Life -- Origin, Fossils, Animals, Fossil, Animals, Earth (planet), Life (Biology), Aquatic animals, Animals -- Habitations
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
23713

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "life-on-earth-the-greatest-story-ever-told-david-attenborough"
"opacObjectId": "22513"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "23713"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "708090"
"hue": 210
"rank": 1
"presence": 81.05
"colorName": "slategray"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 13
"formattedColorName": "slate gray"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "bdb76b"
"hue": 56
"rank": 2
"presence": 4.89
"colorName": "darkkhaki"
"lightness": 58
"colorGroup": "yellow"
"saturation": 38
"formattedColorName": "dark khaki"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "32cd32"
"hue": 120
"rank": 3
"presence": 9.29
"colorName": "limegreen"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "green"
"saturation": 61
"formattedColorName": "lime green"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "696969"
"hue": 0
"rank": 4
"presence": 1.59
"colorName": "dimgray"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dim gray"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "228b22"
"hue": 120
"rank": 5
"presence": 3.07
"colorName": "forestgreen"
"lightness": 34
"colorGroup": "green"
"saturation": 61
"formattedColorName": "forest green"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "2c3733"
"hue": 158
"rank": 1
"presence": 81.05
"lightness": 19
"saturation": 11
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "c4cca0"
"hue": 70
"rank": 2
"presence": 4.89
"lightness": 71
"saturation": 30
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "62ae4b"
"hue": 106
"rank": 3
"presence": 9.29
"lightness": 48
"saturation": 39
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "7a8261"
"hue": 74
"rank": 4
"presence": 1.59
"lightness": 44
"saturation": 14
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "458640"
"hue": 115
"rank": 5
"presence": 3.07
"lightness": 38
"saturation": 35
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "949c9c"
"hue": 180
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.05
"lightness": 59
"saturation": 3
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "5b6664"
"hue": 169
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.07
"lightness": 37
"saturation": 5
"imageLabels": [9 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 10
"score": 93.32
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Frog"
"imageLabelId": 1351
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 1972
"score": 91.25
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Plant"
"imageLabelId": 165
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 8
"score": 91.11
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "True frog"
"imageLabelId": 1352
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 6
"score": 87.37
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Toad"
"imageLabelId": 1353
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 971
"score": 85.13
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Terrestrial plant"
"imageLabelId": 193
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 13
"score": 79.16
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Amphibian"
"imageLabelId": 749
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 11760
"score": 77.24
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Poster"
"imageLabelId": 21
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 3
"score": 81.07
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Tree frog"
"imageLabelId": 1354
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 506
"score": 74.13
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Terrestrial animal"
"imageLabelId": 244
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/8371/9edac4750173ca23d975a6b7af80b6da68feac63.jpg"
"width": "629"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/8371/9edac4750173ca23d975a6b7af80b6da68feac63.jpg"
"width": "314"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/8371/9edac4750173ca23d975a6b7af80b6da68feac63.jpg"
"width": "28"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/8371/9edac4750173ca23d975a6b7af80b6da68feac63.jpg"
"width": "118"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/8371/9edac4750173ca23d975a6b7af80b6da68feac63.jpg"
"width": "59"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/8371/9edac4750173ca23d975a6b7af80b6da68feac63.jpg"
"width": "943"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 1.312059
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "14213"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told / David Attenborough"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Life on Earth : the greatest story ever told / David Attenborough"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Attenborough, David"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2018"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2018-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2018-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Fully updated new edition"
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "A new, beautifully illustrated edition of David Attenborough's groundbreaking Life on Earth Tv erials 40 years ago."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Sydney/New South Wales/Australia"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "William Collins (publisher)"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "342 pages : illustrations (colour) 29 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9781460757130"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "578 ATT"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [7 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Animals -- Habitations"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Animals -- Habitations""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Animals, Fossil/Fossils"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Animals, Fossil/Fossils""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Aquatic animals/Animals"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Aquatic animals/Animals""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Biology/Life sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Biology/Life sciences/Science""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "Earth (planet)/Inner planets/Planets/Solar system"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Earth (planet)/Inner planets/Planets/Solar system""
"[5]": {2 keys}
"value": "Life (Biology)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Life (Biology)""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"value": "Life -- Origin/Evolution (Biology)/Biology/Life sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Life -- Origin/Evolution (Biology)/Biology/Life sciences/Science""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "david-attenborough"
"title": "David Attenborough"
"relatedRecordId": "11291"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes