Extinction - What Happened to the Dinosaurs, Mastodons, and Dodo Birds? with 25 Projects

In Earth's 4.5-billion-year history, more than 5 billion species have gone extinct, some of them at the same time. How can 75-95 percent of species on Earth disappear at one time? What event could cause such a massive die off? These are the questions that scientists have asked for decades as they explore the causes of extinction. In Extinction: What Happened to the Dinosaurs, Mastodons, and Dodo Birds? readers ages 9 to 12 learn about the scientific detective work scientists perform to answer these questions and find the culprit behind mass extinctions.

About the author

Laura is an author, writing consultant, and former middle school teacher. She has written over 15 books for the education market on a wide range of subjects including the animal rights movement, the history of the toilet, eating local, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. She is a long-time member of the Society of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators, and an avid runner, hiker, and logophile. Laura lives and plays in Boulder, Colorado.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Perdew
• Assisted by: Tom Casteel (Illustration)
• Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 13
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781619305571
• ISBN: 978-1-61930-557-1
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 206 mm x 257 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Series: Build It Yourself (Hardcover); Build it Yourself; Build It Yourself (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Natur und Tiere, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Children's Books / Ages 9-12 Nonfiction, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Prehistoric, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Endangered