Lost Species

Jess French, Daniel Long

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Phaidon
09 October 2019

Children's & Educational; Dinosaurs & prehistoric world (Children's&YA); Bargains

Step into an incredible lost world and marvel at the strange and magnificent creatures that once roamed our Earth.

From the awe-inspiring woolly mammoth and the ferocious Spinosaurus to

the shy Chinese river dolphin and incredibly rare Pinta Island tortoise 'Lonesome George', meet 35 extinct species and discover how these creatures came under threat. Featuring additional information on 'Lazarus species' (animals declared extinct but which, amazingly, have been rediscovered in the wild), and mass extinction events, including the part we are playing in endangering our wildlife, the book shows young readers that extinction is not simply a part of ancient history - it is happening right now across the planet - but that if we all make some small changes to our lifestyles, our wonderful species can be saved.

With beautiful and vibrant illustrations throughout, this stunning large format compendium is a reminder of the remarkable animals we have lost, as well as a celebration of those that have returned from the brink of extinction.

By: Jess French
Illustrated by: Daniel Long
Imprint: Phaidon
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 294mm, Width: 294mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781526361370
ISBN 10: 152636137X
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 09 October 2019
Recommended Age: From 7 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

4: Lost But Not Forgotten 6: World Map of Extinct Species 8: Velociraptor and Protoceratops 10: Woolly mammoth 12: Chinese river dolphin 14: Formosan clouded leopard 16: Kunbarrasaurus 18: Giant moa 20: Thylacine and gastric brooding frog 22: Spinosaurus 24: Malagasy dwarf hippopotamus, koala lemur and giant aye-aye 26: Dodo 28: Atlas bear 30: Megalodon 32: Cameroceras and Giant sea scorpion 34: Steller's sea cow 36: Patagotitan 38: Glyptodon and Megatherium 40: Pinta Island tortoise 42: Quetzalcoatlus 44: Dire wolf and sabre-toothed cat 46: Passenger pigeon and Carolina parakeet 48: Jamaica giant galliwasp and Jamaican racer 50: Meganeura 52: Cave hyena 54: Great auk 56: Pyrenean ibex and aurochs 58: Lazarus species 60: Mass extinction events 62: Extinction timeline

Jess French (Author) Jess French is a passionate vet, zoologist and naturalist who has been named one of Britain's top 50 conservationists by BBC Wildlife magazine. She presented her own TV series on CBeebies called Minibeast Adventure with Jess and worked on Live 'n' Deadly (CBBC), Deadly Mission Madagascar (CBBC), Springwatch (BBC) and Micro Monsters 3D (Sky). Jess has written several books for children, including the Born Free series for Orion Children's Books. Daniel Long (Illustrator) Daniel Long is a Norfolk-based illustrator and graduate of Norwich University of the Arts. Daniel's striking artwork is all created digitally. He enjoys adding lots of textures and shading to give depth and intensity to an image. This is his first book for Wren & Rook.