Living Fossils
Survivors from Earth's Distant Past
Published on 6. October 2020
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-5415-8127-2 (ISBN)
Description
Life on Earth has existed for 3.5 billion years. In that time, 99.9 percent of the species that have ever lived have gone extinct. But a few have survived almost completely unchanged . . .
Take a journey through time to meet six living fossils: the chambered nautilus, the horseshoe crab, the platypus, the West African lungfish, the tuatara, and the solenodon. Author Rebecca E. Hirsch takes readers on an adventurous and comprehensive look at evolution, extinction, and a spectacular timeline of the history of animal life on Earth. Dive into the stories of these incredible animals and find out how they help scientists piece together evolutionary history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Eighth Grade, Reading Age: From 10 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 14 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Library binding
Illustrations
Glossary; Index; Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5415-8127-2 (9781541581272)
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Additional editions
E-Book
01/2021
Lerner Publishing Group
€14.49
Available for download
E-Book
10/2020
Lerner Publishing Group
€11.99
Available for download
Person
Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children's author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can't Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep. She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com.