extinct animals

Presents a children's illustrated rhyming book that describes some of the world's extinct animals such as the Dodo bird, wholly mammoth, and saber-tooth tiger, and describes why certain species of animals no longer exist.

Passenger pigeon hatchlings, thought to be extinct, are discovered in Grandmother's room after she departs on a voyage to Greenland.

An ABC book featuring illustrations of endangered and extinct animals from around the world.

Presents an introduction to the topic of extinction, discussing twelve groups of rare animals, looking at the human activities that have led to their decline, and offering advice on what individuals can do to help save endangered species. Includes photographs.

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

Explores the many contradictory theories about what caused the dinosaurs to become extinct.

Discusses the history of ecology and biodiversity conservation, stressing the importance of maintaining biologically diverse ecosystems and helping prevent unnatural extinctions of plant and animal species.

Tells the story of the scientific work that went into solving the riddle of what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, discussing how the theory that the dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid has been validated by the discovery of the giant Chicxulub Crater.

Charlie's uncle leaves him a ranch that holds a secret door that leads into another world untouched by civilization where saber-toothed tigers and mammoths still roam, but when Charlie sells some extinct birds to finance his exploration of the wilderness, he raises questions that some people will kill to have answered.

Recounts the history of the earth's vanished species, both animal and vegetable, over the past 10,000 years.