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61) Giant armadillo
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of this prehistoric relative of modern-day armadillos.
63) Giant ape
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces the characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the prehistoric giant ape.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"More than three billion years ago, life began on Earth. Join your friendly prehistoric fish-guide on an adventure through the Precambrian, Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian chapter's of the incredible story of evolution."--
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Cavemice volume 4
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Geronimo Stilton's ancestor, Geronimo Stiltonoot, investigates a witness's claim of a moving mountain of ice.
67) Swimming giants
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the physical characteristics of animals that lived at the same time as dinosaurs.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Walk in the footsteps of the first fossil researchers to discover the earliest animal life on Earth. Explore the story of a spiny sea worm without tail or head, a walking fish, a peaceful sea dragon, and many other incredible creatures. Told through comics, illustrations, and data, Fossils from Lost Worlds is also a fascinating insight into paleontology itself. It shows how science is a process of thinking and rethinking, questioning and learning."--Back...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Turn the pages of this dinosaur spotter's guide to meet the amazing creatures that once roamed our planet -- from Diplodocus and Velociraptor to the king of them all, Tyrannosaurus rex. Continent by continent, you'll tour the world to learn about these incredible prehistoric species. Whether big or small, fast or slow, fearsome or friendly, you'll find it here"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Description
"Describes the animals of the Quaternary Period, when an ice age took hold of Earth, and new animals evolved to survive the harsh weather. This period also marks when our human ancestors started to appear. Includes an Animal Families glossary, prehistory timeline, and pronunciation guides"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"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 that was to inform his life's work and a lifelong quest to uncover the secrets of the great shark Otodus megalodon. Tim passed on his love of the natural world and interest in the fossil record to his daughter, Emma, a scientist...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Teeth, tails, and scales--oh my! Newly independent readers will be transported back to a time when bugs were big and monsters ruled the deep. Each page of this dazzling Level 2 reader is packed with jaw-dropping facts on the fiercest predators of the ancient oceans. Learn about Megalodon, the largest shark ever to have lived; Jaekelopterus, a human-size scorpion; Helicoprion, a fish whose teeth were in the shape of a circular saw; and more! Level...
76) Irish elk
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of this prehistoric relative of modern-day deer.
78) Ichthyosaurs
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents information on the prehistoric creature, ichthyosaurs, and describes its size and physical characteristics, where it lived, a list of different species and what scientists believe their daily life was like. Includes geologic time scale, glossary, and index.
Author
Series
Jeremy Logan volume 2
Pub. Date
p2009
Description
A group of scientists sponsored by a major media conglomerate are sent on an expedition to Alaska's Federal Wilderness Zone, one of the most remote places on Earth. When the group makes an astonishing find, an ancient animal encased in solid ice that appears to be a giant cat, the parent company quickly plans the ultimate spectacle, the animal will be cut from the ice, thawed, and revealed on live television. Ignoring the dire warnings of a local...