"Internationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist Emma Flannery, deliver an informative-yet-intimate portrait of the megalodon, an extinct shark and the largest predator of all time. When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilized tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a beach near his home in Australia. This remarkable find-the tooth was large enough to cover his palm-sparked an interest in paleontology...

Examines one hundred fossils of animals and plants that helped shape the Earth, with stories of how they were discovered and why they are important.

"This title explores tools, methods, discoveries, and careers in the Paleontology field. Accompanying the main text are activities from a felt mammoth to soap fossils. These crafts encourage readers to engage with what they learned, solidifying their new knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by publisher.

"This book will introduce readers to the American Mastodon and help them learn when and where the animal lived, what it looked like, how it survived, and why it went extinct"--Publisher.

"This book will introduce readers to the saber-toothed tiger and help them learn when and where the animal lived, what it looked like, how it survived, and why it went extinct"--Publisher.

Jurassic Park: Scientists develop a means of bringing dinosaurs to life using DNA taken from dinosaur blood, which has been preserved inside insects encased in amber. Lost world, Jurassic Park: Four years after the failure of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar, it is revealed that there was another island ("Site B") on which dinosaurs were bred before being transported to Isla Nublar. Jurassic Park III: Eight years after the InGen incident, Dr. Grant...

"Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels...she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifcally. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiosity takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago"--Provided by publisher.

"Teeth, tails, and scales--oh my! Newly independent readers will be transported back to a time when bugs were big and monsters ruled the deep. Each page of this dazzling Level 2 reader is packed with jaw-dropping facts on the fiercest predators of the ancient oceans. Learn about Megalodon, the largest shark ever to have lived; Jaekelopterus, a human-size scorpion; Helicoprion, a fish whose teeth were in the shape of a circular saw; and more! Level...