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Language
English
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"Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Adapting from her New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning adult nonfiction, Elizabeth Kolbert explores the Anthropocene...
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Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In 2018, three species of birds went extinct. These species are gone forever, and many more species of plants and animals are in danger of going extinct every year. Scientists estimate that almost half of the species on Earth could be extinct by 2050. This title looks at the issue of endangered species and the impact that human activity has on the many plants and animals that share our planet. Colorful photographs, primary sources, and helpful graphics...
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Publisher
Red Comet Press, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Every living creature contributes towards the richness and beauty of our planet. Each one has a reason to exist, from the giant panda to the pygmy possum, and if we lose them, it will be forever. Extinctopedia tells a complex story, not just of those who are extinct, but also of those in greatest peril, with explanations of what threatens their survival. It is also a story of hope-hope for animals who have been rediscovered, hope in the form of newly-discovered...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This STEM-based nonfiction illustrated picture book introduces readers to several well-known animal and insect endlings, the last known survivors of a species, while discussing the mass extinction crisis facing our planet and what kids can do to make a difference."--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science in his latest work of illustrated nonfiction. Jenkins layers his signature cut-paper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological...
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
According to scientists, an asteroid wiped out the last of the dinosaurs approximately 66 million years ago. This is just the most recent major extinction event our planet has experienced. There have been at least five, along with numerous minor events, and more could be on the way. The voices in this balanced anthology discuss whether claims of mass extinction can really be substantiated, the impact of these events, when another large-scale extinction...
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Series
Publisher
12 Story Library
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Offers 12 exciting facts about these top predators, including a look at their diet, habitats, life cycle, and more. Full-color spreads give readers fascinating facts about several types of sharks and engage readers in their unique environments"--
13) Dinosaurs
Author
Series
Let's investigate with Nate volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Ever head to the museum and wish you could go back in time to see how big dinosaurs really were? Or think about what dinosaurs ate and where they lived? Or want to know why dinosaurs disappeared from the earth? Follow Nate and his diverse team of intrepid scientists as they travel back across the millennia to return a lost baby dinosaur to its rightful time and place. Along the way they learn all about the world's earliest birds, dig up prehistoric...
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Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In every part of the globe, in every pocket of the sea, in ancient ground beneath your feet, up tall mountains you can't see, in stones, in plants, in birds and beasts, lie nature's secret stories. This beautiful field-guide explores the histories and mysteries hidden in the wild, just waiting to be shared. Readers are invited on a journey around our wonderful world, through wild forests, over mountains high, to the bottom of our oceans and the earth...