extinct animals

Written and illustrated in the style of a naturalist's notebook, The Early Cretaceous brings readers closer to prehistoric life than ever before.

Nigel Marven, a zoologist and wildlife expert, takes young viewers back in time as he investigates the likely behaviors of prehistoric beasts from the T-Rex to the Woolly Mammoth. Presents animal behaviors of comprable modern species, and takes the audience into a fictional time portal to rescue the extinct species Nigel Marven hopes to bring back to his prehistoric zoo.

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

Martha loves birds, so one day when she meets and makes friends with a Dodo, a species supposed to be extinct, in the woods behind her house, she resolves to keep him secret to keep him safe--but sometimes it is hard to keep a big secret.

Explores how animal species become threatened, endangered and extinct, either due to natural causes or by human interference. Discusses ways humans can take steps to prevent currently endangered species from becoming extinct.

Photographs and simple text introduce dinosaurs and explores why they became extinct.

Chronicles attempts to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction by Russian scientists in the Siberian tundra and geneticists like Dr. George Church at Harvard University. Describes the process of sequencing the DNA of a frozen woolly mammoth from the Arctic Circle, and splicing it into the DNA of a modern elephant. Discusses how this could be the key to preventing the extinction of the human race.

Explores the pros and cons of bringing animals like the passenger pigeon or the woolly mammoth back from extinction and discusses the cutting-edge science that makes it possible.

"An imaginative field guide to the fantasy world of Mechanica creatures, with ... steampunk-inspired illustrations. In this field guide from the future, a[n] ... explorer--Miss Liberty Crisp--details amazing creatures known as Mechanica: human-created life forms designed to replace extinct species"--Amazon.com.

Seventeen-year-old Cullen's summer in Lily, Arkansas, is marked by his cousin's death by overdose, an alleged spotting of a woodpecker thought to be extinct, failed romances, and his younger brother's sudden disappearance.