TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars, the most incredible animals ever to swim, stalk, slither or walk our planet. Whether you're 9 or 90, his unique exploration of the most destructive, yet most creative, force in nature makes top level science fun. Here are the superstars of the story of life, from the super-weird to the super-ferocious. Usually a species has 10 million years or so of evolving, eating, chasing, playing, maybe doing homework, or even going to the moon before it goes extinct. Dunkleosteus was super-snappy. With a bite 10 times stronger than a great white shark, it could snap its jaws 5 times faster than you can blink! Discover its habitat, what it ate and what it was like to live in the shadow of this one-tonne predator until it went extinct at the end of the Age of Fishes. 'This book is amazing and the illustrations are spectacular! I want to read the rest of the books in this series!' Toppsta Collect all eight books about animals we have lost in mass extinctions caused by asteroids or mega-volcanoes, clashing continents and climate change. Past brought to full-colour life by palaeoartist Gabriel Ugueto
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This book is amazing and the illustrations are spectacular! I have learnt so much about the history of life on earth and what causes extinction, so it does not only focus on Dunkleosteus... Written in a way that children can understand. If you are interested in science, you will love this book, and I want to read the rest of the books in this series!'
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TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars, the most incredible animals ever to swim, stalk, slither or walk our planet.
Build your library. Great value and collectability for schools, libraries, museums, gifting: Hallucigenia, Dunkleosteus, Trilobite, Lisowicia, T. rex, Megalodon, Thylacine, Hainan Gibbon.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781838935306
Publisert
2022-10-13
Utgiver
Vendor
Zephyr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Ben Garrod is Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Science Engagement at the University of East Anglia. He broadcasts regularly on TV and radio, most recently the BBC Mammoth Hunters documentary with Sir David Attenborough, and is trustee and ambassador of a number of key conservation organisations. Ben's Ultimate Dinosaur series and The Chimpanzee and Me are also published by Zephyr. Find Ben @Ben_garrod on Twitter and Instagram and bengarrod.co.uk Gabriel Ugueto is a scientific illustrator, palaeoartist and herpetologist based in Miami, Florida. His work reflects the latest scientific hypotheses about the animals he reconstructs, and his illustrations have appeared in books, museums, journals, magazines, and TV documentaries. Find Gabriel @serpenillus on Twitter and Instagram and gabrielugueto.com