Matthews, Rupert

10 volumes, from the series Gone forever!, which describe what has been learned about the physical features, behavior, and surroundings of some long-extinct animals.

Follow the evolution and diversification of the mightiest creatures ever to walk the earth. Large-format illustrations transport you to the scene, where dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes lived, died, hunted, reproduced and struggled to survive.

Provides one hundred facts about prehistoric animals, and includes illustrations, cartoons, and quizzes.

Describes the education, duties and lifestyle of a Mayan soothsayer.

Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict the life of a gangster in Chicago during the 1920s.

Photographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.