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K-3
Smithsonian Little Explorer: Little Paleontologist series.
Focusing on animals from different prehistoric periods, these books describe what scientists infer about the creatures' physical features, behavioral traits, and habitats. Helpful comparisons to coexisting species, including predators, underscore their unique characteristics. Illustrations include awkward computer-generated images of dinosaurs on photographic backgrounds as well as diagrams and pictures of fossils. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Smithsonian Little Explorer: Little Paleontologist titles: American Mastodon and Brachiosaurus.
44 pp.
| Abrams
| March, 2010
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8109-8413-4$18.95
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4-6
Drawing on scientific examinations of bones and preserved specimens and comparisons to modern elephants, Bardoe presents these extinct mammals' physical and behavioral characteristics, habitats, and possible interactions with humans. Photographs of scientists at work and speculative artistic renderings of the animals provide historical and scientific context. Bib., glos., ind.
24 pp.
| ABDO
| September, 2003
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LibraryISBN 1-57765-973-2$$21.35
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K-3
Buddy Books: Prehistoric Animals series.
Each book capably and simply describes how and where the featured mammal of the Pleistocene Era lived, speculates on why it disappeared, gives a brief description of how we came to know about it, and compares it to its modern-day version. Drawings, maps, color photos, size comparisons, etc., help flesh out the profiles but create a cluttered look. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Buddy Books: Prehistoric Animals titles: American Mastodon, Giant Armadillo, Irish Elk, Scimitar Cat, Short-faced Bear, and Woolly Rhinoceros.]
32 pp.
| Houghton/Lorraine
| April, 2001
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TradeISBN 0-395-97494-1$$16.00
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After a brief section explaining the animal's presence in the Hudson River Valley, this book recounts the discovery of a mastodon skeleton there in 1799 and Charles Willson Peale's subsequent expedition to purchase it and excavate another for his museum in Philadelphia. Dark, unpolished illustrations accompany the text. Bib., glos.