Get To Know 20 of the Largest Animals To Ever Roam the Earth
by Gabrielle Balkan
Illustrated by Quang And Lien
Workman Publishing
2023
56 pages
ISBN: 9781523508600
Meet the Megafauna! is an impressive book with ten gatefolds that fold out for young readers to see the huge size of the mega-animals. Complete with a nice title page that directs readers to each part of the book including explanations of what megafauna are,when and where they lived (and currently live) and a timetable of geologic periods.
Twenty giant animals including giant dear, wooly mammoth, supercroc, saber-toothed cat and my personal favorite named the terror bird. The blue whale has a double gatefold that kids will love. Each creature has a text box with facts including their scientific name, period, length, weight, and modern relative animals.
Where Did They Go? is explained on its own page. Some animals may have suffered due to temperature shifts which caused changes in vegetation and their ability to find food. When land masses moved apart, it caused more animals to compete for food with each other. Humans arrived and began hunting animals for food and hides. Megafauna had much longer gestation periods, sometimes the offspring would take two years to be born. Because of this, many animals couldn't reproduce in numbers to insure their species would thrive.
Illustrations by Quang and Lien depict the beauty and power of each animal. A true inspiration of art.
Complete with glossary and list of further books and internet links, this book is a true gem. Because of its glorious design it may limit library use. Every young reader needs their very own copy.
Highly recommended grades 1 and up.
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