age 10+ Epic, adventurous, romantic, fantastic graphic novel. Parents need to know that The Encyclopedia of Early Earth is a lyrical and beautifully illustrated graphic novel with many stories within the story that a wide range of kids will enjoy. Formatted as an illustrated history of advanced civilizations long before the Permian era, humans interact with monsters, gods, and each other in tales that parallel many mythologies, from Homer and the Bible to Shel Silverstein.