LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
The fabulous series Extinct explores the causes and effects of mass extinctions looking at some of the most important animals who have been lost to them.
Here top scientist Ben Garrod looks at Thylacine, a long-extinct animal that was originally thought to like an opossum but was later discovered to have a pouch which showed it was a marsupial. How and where Thylacine lived and the cause of their extinction is explained in scientific detail which gives readers a full understanding of this species and of the world in which it lived.
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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Thylacine Synopsis
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.
Thylacine was super-hunted. Wiped out by humans. The last wild thylacine was shot in 1930, and the last captive one died in 1936. We humans are the only species with the power to eliminate other species from the story of life. But who are the winners and losers?
Collect all eight books about animals we have lost in mass extinctions caused by asteroids or mega-volcanoes, clashing continents and climate change.
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Praise for the series:
'An accessible, beautifully illustrated book that covers millions of years of natural history by focusing on one particularly deadly predator... I am intrigued to read the other books in the series' -- Cassie Lawrence, librarian, LoveReading, on Dunkleosteus
A truly gripping and awe-inspiring series of books... An awesome way in which to learn tons and have a great time doing it' - VIP Reading
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About Ben Garrod
Ben Garrod is Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Science Engagement at the University of East Anglia. He broadcasts regularly on TV and radio and is trustee and ambassador of a number of key conservation organisations.
His non-fiction series Extinct, The Story of Life on Earth (8 titles), Ultimate Dinosaurs (8 titles) are published by Zephyr. Ben lives in Bristol.
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