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Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Internationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist Emma Flannery, deliver an informative-yet-intimate portrait of the megalodon, an extinct shark and the largest predator of all time. When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilized tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a beach near his home in Australia. This remarkable find-the tooth was large enough to cover his palm-sparked an interest in paleontology...
6) In the sea
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
36 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 29 cm. + 1 pair 3-D glasses.
Language
English
Description
Sharks and dinosaurs--we find them both alien and awe-inspiring. This book is a plunge into the Cretaceous oceans of 80 million years ago, a merciless realm ruled by the most ferocious animals ever to stalk the seas of planet Earth. More terrifying than anything known to humankind, it scarcely seems possible that these swift, massive underwater predators actually existed--but they did. The book interweaves dramatic scenes of the far, far distant past;...
9) Carnivores
Author
Series
Publisher
A & D Xtreme, an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and detailed photographs and illustrations bring reluctant readers back into the world of carnivorous dinosaurs from the Mesozoic era. This book includes close-up photos and descriptions of the teeth and bodies these animals used to hunt and eat. Habitats, diet, and extinction are also covered. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
47 p. : col. ill., map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and picture puzzles provide information about many different prehistoric creatures, including early fishes, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, and mammals.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Journey 80 million years back in time to an age when an astonishing assortment of creatures swam the prehistoric oceans. Computer animation, interwoven with ground-breaking fossil finds, recreates the lives of marine reptiles and predators.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Where did the first animals come from? How and why did they emerge from ocean onto land? Young readers will find answers in this lively and accessible look into the prehistoric past that boils a complex subject down to its lyrical essence." -- Page [4] of cover.
15) Sea monsters
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcturus
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers set off on an imaginary safari to explore living, swimming prehistoric monsters, such as ammonites, Archelon (marine turtle), the Tylosaurus, the Xiiphactinus, the Plesiosaurus, and the Shonisaurus.
Author
Series
Cavemice volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First printing.
Physical Desc
114, [2] pages : colour illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Geronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor Geronimo Stiltonoot is back in another prehistoric adventure! It's the annual cavemouse sports competition! This year, Tiger Khan and his saber-toothed henchmen want to enter the games. They call a truce with the cavemice during the tournament...but when their flag goes missing, Tiger Khan is furious. Can Geronimo Stiltonoot track it down in time to keep his fur intact?" --
18) Pteranodon
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book tells the story of Pteranodon. During the late Cretaceous period, between 89 and 80 million years ago, one of the largest flying reptiles to exist flew in the skies. Its large wingspan and short tail made it very agile so it could turn or dive quickly. Its head could measure nearly six feet (two meters) long and on the back of its head grew a magnificent crest.
20) Flip-o-storic
Author
Publisher
Abbeville Kids
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents facts about each animal and allows young readers to make their own unique creations by flipping the pages to place different body parts from each animal together.
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