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1) Artemis Fowl
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old evil genius Artemis Fowl tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
Author
Series
Artemis Fowl series volume 6
Language
English
Description
When Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a life-threatening illness, his world is turned upside down. The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy. Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up. With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius travels back in time to save the lemur and bring...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 236 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The fascinating lives and puzzling demise of some of the largest animals on earth. Until a few thousand years ago, creatures that could have been from a sci-fi thriller--including gorilla-sized lemurs, 800-pound birds, crocodiles that weighed a ton or more--roamed the earth. These great beasts, or "megafauna," lived on every habitable continent and on many islands. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone. What caused the disappearance of these...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the frozen tundra of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetics labs of Harvard University, a group of young scientists--under the guidance of Dr. George Church, the most brilliant geneticist of our time--is working to make the impossible happen. Their task? To bring the Woolly Mammoth, a creature that has been extinct for three thousand years, back into our world. How will they do it? By sequencing the DNA of a frozen Woolly Mammoth harvested from...
12) The last dodo
Author
Series
Doctor Who (New series adventures) volume 14
Publisher
BBC Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
245 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Doctor and Martha emark on a search for a live dodo and are transported to the strange Museum of the Last Ones, where they discover billions of extinct Earth creatures, from insects to dinosaurs, alive in suspended animation, and uncover a plan to hunt down the last of the Time Lords.
13) Passenger pigeon
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When animals die out, the last survivor is called an endling. Discover the moving story of the last passenger pigeon, how it came to extinction, and the scientists who cared for and studied it. Finally, learn what can be done to protect our incredible wildlife. This book includes a table of contents, glossary of keywords, index, author biography, sidebars, and info about other animals on the brink of extinction"--
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xiii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim--the first one caused by humans. Activists, filmmakers, writers, and artists are seeking to bring the crisis to the public's attention through stories and images that use the strategies of elegy, tragedy, epic, and even comedy. Imagining Extinction is the first book to examine the cultural frameworks shaping these narratives and images....
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
This dynamic series takes readers into the thrilling and frightening world of prehistoric Earth. This volume, focuses on before the dinosaurs, is filled with lush, vivid illustrations that portray the Earth and its inhabitants at this time, accompanied by a lively and informative narrative.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xii, 220 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Could extinct species like mammoths and passenger pigeons be brought back to life? The science says yes. In [this book], Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in 'ancient DNA' research, walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction. From deciding which species should be restored, to sequencing their genomes, to anticipating how revived populations might be overseen in the wild, Shapiro vividly explores...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents information about prehistoric sharks and other sea creatures, including the pterygotus, megalodon, and hybodus, in a book with more than thirty-five pop-ups.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 36
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
165 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Thea Sisters are going to New Zealand! Their new friend Charlotte wants to show them the sights, and introduce them to Didi, a skeleton of a bird that went extinct many years ago. But when they get to the mouseum, Didi has gone missing! Can they findthe stolen skeleton before it is too late?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
This dynamic series takes readers into the thrilling and frightening world of prehistoric Earth. This volume, focuses on dinosaurs of the Triassic, is filled with lush, vivid illustrations that portray the Earth and its inhabitants at this time, accompanied by a lively and informative narrative.
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
This dynamic series takes readers into the thrilling and frightening world of prehistoric Earth. This volume, focuses on after the dinosaurs, is filled with lush, vivid illustrations that portray the Earth and its inhabitants at this time, accompanied by a lively and informative narrative.
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