Akron Public Library

"This book introduces readers to the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and fossil record of Diplodocus" --

"From the megabeaver to the dwarf elephant, this book introduces readers to some prehistoric animals that might just be familiar."--

This book describes what probably happened to the dinosaurs 65 million years ago when a comet or an asteroid most likely slammed into the Earth in the area of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Describes, for each letter of the alphabet, an animal which lived much more recently than dinosaurs and which is now extinct.

Text and illustrations describe sabertooth cats, including how they lived and how they became extinct.

Briefly describes a variety of animals, including lemurs, apes and monkeys, parrots, and elephants, which are endangered or already extinct as a result of man's destruction of their forest habitats or man's poaching and hunting.

Introduces, in text and illustrations, a variety of prehistoric animals whose fossilized remains have provided scientists with clues about their physical characteristics and the environment in which they lived.

Hundreds of years ago, Earth was home to some strange animals. There was the giant beaver taller than a human; the Sicilian dwarf elephant; the ten-foot-tall elephant bird; the giant lemur nicknamed the tratratratra; the world famous dodo. Hunted by humans and weakened by climate change, these animals gradually disappeared. All that remains are footprints and fossils, explorers' stories and fascinating folk tales--all waiting to be discovered in...

Describes extinct or endangered animals of the mountains, deserts, and grasslands including the Tasmanian wolf, giant panda, and snow leopard.