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Tall And Small Tales Of Extinct Animals
Hardback Edition: 1/2012
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. Preface by Cecile Colin and Luc Vives, natural historians at the Museum of Natural History in Paris.
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Featured in the 26 March 2012 New Zealand newsletter.
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Pages : 80
Publisher : Gecko Press
Publication date : 2012-03-01
Subjects: Fiction, Non-fiction, Children's & Young Adult, Ages 8-12