by William Lindsay · Santillana Texto Editorial S.A · tapa dura · ISBN 9788437237862
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«La vida prehistórica» is a children's non-fiction book by William Lindsay, published by Santillana Texto Editorial S.A in hardcover (64 pages).
The book explains the evolution of life on Earth from the first aquatic organisms to the appearance of humans, and shows how fossils and skeletons allow us to reconstruct the planet's past. Its photographs and illustrations cover giant ferns, dinosaurs, birds and mammals in an informative, visual style.
It belongs to the Biblioteca Visual de Altea series (Eyewitness Series in Spanish), the Spanish edition of Prehistoric Life (Eyewitness Books). Photographs by Harry Taylor.
Suitable for students in grades seven to nine and for young people interested in prehistory, fossils and dinosaurs.
William Alexander Lindsay was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Lindsay was the son of Hon. Colin Lindsay son of James 7th Earl of Balcarres, 24th Earl of Crawford and Lady Frances Howard, daughter of the Earl of Wicklow. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was President of the Cambridge Union. On 7 May 1870, he married Lady Harriet Hamilton-Gordon, a daughter of the 5th Earl of Aberdeen and Mary Baillie. His heraldic career began in 1882 when he was appointed Portcullis Pursuivant in Ordinary at the College of Arms. He was promoted to the office of Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1894. In 1919, he was promoted Norroy King of Arms after Charles Athill was promoted to Clarenceux King of Arms. Three years later, Lindsay followed Athill to the role of Clarenceux on Athill's death. Lindsay held the office from 1922 until his own death in 1926.
