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Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals
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Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals

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A fascinating journey around the world of extinct animals, combining cartoons with naturalist drawings, and mythology with science.

Did you know there was once a beaver that was two metres long? That the elephant-bird really did exist? And that the dodo once had a life beyond the pages of Alice in Wonderland? Have you heard of the megatherium, the glyptodon or the tratratratra?

Through legend and mythology, anecdotes and scientific facts, the authors tell fascinating stories of the strange animals that disappeared before our time. The book is a tragicomedy, and a mine of information for everyone interested in the animal world.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Gecko Press
Country
New Zealand
Date
1 June 2012
Pages
80
ISBN
9781877467905

A fascinating journey around the world of extinct animals, combining cartoons with naturalist drawings, and mythology with science.

Did you know there was once a beaver that was two metres long? That the elephant-bird really did exist? And that the dodo once had a life beyond the pages of Alice in Wonderland? Have you heard of the megatherium, the glyptodon or the tratratratra?

Through legend and mythology, anecdotes and scientific facts, the authors tell fascinating stories of the strange animals that disappeared before our time. The book is a tragicomedy, and a mine of information for everyone interested in the animal world.

Read More
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Gecko Press
Country
New Zealand
Date
1 June 2012
Pages
80
ISBN
9781877467905
 
Book Review

Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals
by Helene Rajcak & Damien Laverdunt

by Angela Crocombe, Jun 2012

Fact and fiction blend harmoniously in this stylish, colourful hardcover on extinct animals. Produced with scientific advice from the French National Museum of Natural History, the book profiles 26 extinct animals and one on the brink, beginning 17,000 years ago.

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Divided into four geographical areas – the Americas, Africa, Eurasia and Oceania – the animals have only one thing in common: they have all had contact with humans. While the map, timeline of extinction and size chart comparing each animal to humans are all fascinating, younger readers will surely love the cartoon on each spread that takes you for a more imaginative ride into history.

The stunning retro design, combined with both informative and amusing text, makes this a highly covetable object for eight-year-olds to adults.

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