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Language
English
Description
"Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the Sixth Extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us. In The Sixth Extinction, two-time winner of the National Magazine Award and...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The insect world is a fascinating place. You may not think so. You may think insects are gross. Or scary. Or dangerous. But there's so much more to insects than what meets the eye. Told through hilarious prose and packed full of jaw-dropping facts, Brenna Maloney's first-person narrative presents the big picture on bugs. - From inside book cover.
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Series
Publisher
Gale/Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This new supplement explores all aspects of extinctions and extinct life, featuring approximately 80 articles outlining major extinctions and related scientific areas. Entries are written by nationally renowned subject experts specializing in zoology, paleontology, and environmental science. Written for students and general researchers.
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Series
Hollow kingdom (Buxton) volume 2
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon an apocalypse, there lived an obscenely handsome American crow named S.T., which was, of course, short for Sh*t Turd . . . When the world last checked-in with its beloved Cheeto addict, the planet had been overrun by flesh-hungry, zombie-like beasts, and all things natural had started staking claim to territory that had previously been inhabited by humans. And S.T., alongside his Bloodhound-bestie Dennis, had set about saving pets that...
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
Counterpoint Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In her newest collection, Moore selects essays that celebrate the music of the natural world as a reminder of what can be taken from us-the yowl of wolves, tick of barnacles, laughter of children, shriek of falling mountains. Alongside these selections are brand new essays born from the sorrow and iniquity of this new age of extinction, all bearing witness to the glories of this world and the sins against it. Each group of essays moves, as Moore...
Author
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Two children search for a unique endangered bird in this vibrant, hopeful story which joyfully celebrates difference. Unless Jo and Alex can find the last Rainbow Bird, its species will become extinct. Journeying by riverboat through a spectacular forest, the children find many extraordinary birds - elegant Underwater Birds, glowing Lamp Birds and excitable Big-to-Little Birds - but will they find the last Rainbow Bird? The singularly fabulous world...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Investigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Join scientists as they drill into the impact crater and, for the first time, reconstruct the hell on earth that unfolded in the minutes, hours, and months after the impact.
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Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Have you seen a dodo bird recently? Do you have mastodons playing in your back yard? Not likely-- these species are extinct! In Earth's 4.5 billion-year history, more than 5 billion species have gone extinct, some of them at the same time. In EXTINCTION: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DINOSAURS, MASTODONS, AND DODO BIRDS? kids ages 9 to 12 learn about the detective work scientists perform to find out why mass extinctions happen ... Try these hands-on STEM projects!...
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2021 high-definition program, learn all about mass extinctions, including the history of Earth's five major mass extinctions, as well as the conditions of today's human-caused sixth extinction, which is the loss of animals from the planet. Understand the history of efforts to save Earth's biodiversity, what the most promising solutions are today, and ways in which you can contribute to these solutions. Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting...
14) Parasaurolophus
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Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The parasaurolophus was a duck-billed dinosaur famous for its long crest. Scientists believe the crest made a sound like a horn!
15) Oviraptor
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The oviraptor was a small but fierce dinosaur. It used its sharp claws to find food and fight off predators! Readers of this high-interest text will discover what made the oviraptor unique, from its tall crest and toothless beak to its favorite meals.
16) Allosaurus
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Here comes an allosaurus! The fierce predator races toward its prey. It sinks its sharp teeth into its latest meal! Scenes like this one were common during the Jurassic Period, when the allosaurus walked the earth.
17) Apatosaurus
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The apatosaurus grew up to 75 feet long! These enormous dinosaurs stomped the earth 160 million years ago, but paleontologists still study them today!
18) Normal is over
Publisher
Renée Scheltema
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning documentary about humanity's wisest responses to climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, income inequality, and the connection between these issues. A look at the financial and economical paradigm underlying our planetary problems, while offering various solutions to reverse the path of global decline.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"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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