Presents a children's book for early readers that describes the American mastodon, what it looked like, where and how it lived, and when it became extinct.
Describes the efforts of the artist, museum curator, and self-taught paleontologist, Charles Willson Peale, to excavate, study, and display the bones of a prehistoric creature that is later named "mastodon.".
Provides a description of the prehistoric mammals known as mammoths and mastodons, which are relatives of the elephant family. Discusses their physical characteristics and geographic range, what scientists believe about their daily life, and some fossil finds.
Describes the efforts of the artist and paleontologist Charles Willson Peale to excavate and display the bones of a prehistoric creature now known as the mastodon.
Provides information about mammoths and mastodons based on research from the discovery of a complete frozen baby mammoth, answers questions about their lives and why they became extinct, and includes photographs.
