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Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
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Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
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by DK Publishing and Tim Haines
Sales Rank : 383328
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Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: DK ADULT; 1st edition November 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0789478293
ISBN-13: 978-0789478290
Product Dimensions:
11.3 x 10.2 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts is designed to be a "prehistoric safari"; author and guide Tim Haines (Walking with Dinosaurs) leads readers through the world of ancient (and often strange) mammals. The 16-foot-long Andrewsarchus, for example, was the largest known land carnivore, but it was also an ungulate in other words, more sheep than wolf. Plentiful illustrations and sidebars punctuate text that is as much adventure story as history: "Relationships within the group [of australopithecines, which were primates that walked upright] are highly political. Although Graybeard is still very much in charge, he knows Bruiser is waiting to challenge him." Published in conjunction with the BBC to accompany the Discovery Channel's Walking with Beasts television series, of which Haines is executive producer.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
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From Booklist
Beyond the woolly mammoth and the saber-toothed cat, most of us know very little about ancient mammals, many of which rivaled the dinosaurs in size. Haines, author of Walking with Dinosaurs (2000), gives an overview of these beasts in a companion volume to a Discovery Channel series. With a combination of natural history insights laid over the fossil record and computer graphics, extinct species like Smilodon (a saber-tooth), Indricotherium (enormous rhinoceros relatives), and even our ancestors Australopithecus come to life. Each chapter tells the story of one species, following specific individuals as they eat, mate, deal with the seasons, and interact with other species. Sidebars give paleontological data and a thumbnail sketch of each species mentioned. The chapters are in chronological order, so each presents a view of the age of mammals from a different period, culminating with woolly mammoths and Homo sapiens. The illustrations are spectacular, giving the feel of photographs of these extinct creatures. A section on source material provides the fossil underpinnings for the computer re-creations. Nancy Bent
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