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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this riveting, high-octane thriller, an ancient creature is inadvertently released to wreak havoc on the inhabitants of a desolate arctic landscape.
Alaska's Federal Wilderness Zone is one of the most dangerous and inhospitable places on Earth. For paleoecologist Evan Marshall, an expedition to the Zone offers an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study the mounting effects of climate...
Alaska's Federal Wilderness Zone is one of the most dangerous and inhospitable places on Earth. For paleoecologist Evan Marshall, an expedition to the Zone offers an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study the mounting effects of climate...
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Dinosaurs aren't the only animals that roamed the earth during the prehistoric era. There was the Archelon, the largest turtle ever, measuring over 13 feet, and the Argentavis, the largest bird ever recorded, weighing in at over 140 pounds! Packed with facts about humongous animals from this time period.
8) Extinct!
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"Information about some of the more important and interesting extinct animals, including the animal's common name and scientific name; also includes a glossary, additional resources, and an index"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Where did the first animals come from? How and why did they emerge from ocean onto land? Young readers will find answers in this lively and accessible look into the prehistoric past that boils a complex subject down to its lyrical essence." -- Page [4] of cover.
13) Prehistoric life
Publisher
DK Vision
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the history of the creation of the earth, the origin of life, and the evolution of the many species including early man.
14) Prehistoric
Author
Publisher
WoEB, What On Earth Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
A look at the history of life on Earth starts in the present and goes back hundreds of millions of years to the Ediacaran Period, profiling the creatures that existed at each time.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure."--OCLC.
16) When fish got feet, when bugs were big, & when dinos dawned: a cartoon prehistory of life on earth
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Ever wonder what the Earth was like before humans, when giant animals roamed the Earth and weird creatures swam in the sea? Travel along on this fun and funny trip back in time to learn the history of life on Earth and how and when things and creatures changed.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Test your chops and discover if you have what it takes to survive at a time when Earth looked, well, a tad different, in this ultimate survival guide to the prehistoric age. Find out how to make it through exploding volcanoes and mega monsoons--while dodging giant Permian bugs! See how to fend off an angry pterosaur and learn what to do if you're caught in a stampede of enormous titanosaurs. Discover what you could eat (spoiler alert: you better...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Travel back to the time of dinosaurs and marvel at the wonders of prehistoric life! From the Tyrannosaurus rex and saber-toothed cats, to woolly mammoths and ferns, this dinosaur book for kids is packed with a collection of amazing plants, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Every page will captivate young readers who are interested in fossils and natural history! Inside the pages of this dinosaur encyclopedia, you'll discover: A captivating story...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut and in the process may find his true love; Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth; Diego, the saber-toothed tiger, wonders if he's growing too 'soft' hanging with his pals; and Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world where they...
Author
Publisher
Libros del Escarabajo
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Introduces fifteen prehistoric animals of increasing size, from a tiny creature rather like a worm to argentinosaurus, and depicts both close up details and their overall appearance, including illustrations showing them--or a part of them--actual size.
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