Bibliograph

The magnificent book of extinct animals, illustrated by Val Walerczuk ; written by Barbara Taylor

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The magnificent book of extinct animals, illustrated by Val Walerczuk ; written by Barbara Taylor

Language

eng

Illustrations

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The magnificent book of extinct animals

Oclc number

1259049978

Responsibility statement

illustrated by Val Walerczuk ; written by Barbara Taylor

Summary

Animals of every size and variety have disappeared from our planet for eons -- most recently due to humans -- but they can still be seen and known. Each entry includes full color illustration, Latin name, statistics, reasons they died out and interesting facts about these animals which used to roam the Earth

Table Of Contents

Atlas bear ; Paradise parrot ; Javan tiger ; Xerces blue butterfly ; Pyrenean ibex ; Lesser bilby ; Quagga ; Steller's sea cow ; Great auk ; Golden toad ; Toolache wallaby ; Tecopa pupfish ; Lyall's wren ; O'ahu tree snail ; Pina Island tortoise ; Chinese paddlefish ; Christmas Island pipistrelle ; O'ahu honeycreeper ; Bubal hartebeest ; Dodo ; Caribbean monk seal ; Rocky Mountain locust ; Tasmanian tiger ; Chinese river dolphin ; Alaotra grebe ; Jamaican sunset moth ; Bramble Cay melomys ; Yunnan lake newt ; South Island giant moa ; St. Helena giant earwig ; Passenger pigeon ; Falklands wolf ; Carolina parakeet ; Round Island burrowing boa ; Chiriqui harlequin frog ; Western black rhino

Target audience

juvenile

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