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The complete guide to prehistoric life / Tim Haines and Paul Chambers

By:

Haines, Tim

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Richmond Hill, ON : Firefly Books , 2006.Description: 216 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:

9781554071258

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

REF 560 HAI

Summary: Given the vivid and sometimes graphic images presented here, one feels fortunate to exist in historic life. The authors, who prepared the series Walking with Dinosaurs, place all the slithering, stalking, and flying things within their chronology and context, giving their habitat, habits, and relationship to critters to come. They describe the first to emerge from the ooze, the reptiles they engendered, and the wider range of beasts that arose as the large animals, including the dinosaurs, slipped away. The illustrations are very lifelike (perhaps too lifelike for those sensitive to certain eating and fighting habits) and explain how such massive beasts as the indricotherium related to their environment and each other while making sure the less well-known lifeforms also get the appropriate amount of face time. The chronology the authors provide is especially helpful. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	Consulta / Referencia	REF 560 HAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		031820

Originally published: London : BBC, 2005. Includes index.

Given the vivid and sometimes graphic images presented here, one feels fortunate to exist in historic life. The authors, who prepared the series Walking with Dinosaurs, place all the slithering, stalking, and flying things within their chronology and context, giving their habitat, habits, and relationship to critters to come. They describe the first to emerge from the ooze, the reptiles they engendered, and the wider range of beasts that arose as the large animals, including the dinosaurs, slipped away. The illustrations are very lifelike (perhaps too lifelike for those sensitive to certain eating and fighting habits) and explain how such massive beasts as the indricotherium related to their environment and each other while making sure the less well-known lifeforms also get the appropriate amount of face time. The chronology the authors provide is especially helpful. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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