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021352
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London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016.
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96pBlue spine
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From gigantic sharks to giant sloths, meet the beasts of the past! Find out about the fascinating prehistoric creatures that once walked, swam and hunted across our planet. Compare these with living animals, to discover amazing creatures from throughout Earth's history. Did you know: A shark as long as a bus roamed the oceans? Hamsters with horns once burrowed the Earth? Giant armadillos grew to the size of a family car? From cow-sized rodents to furry rhinos - packed with beautiful pictures and mind-boggling facts, this is the ultimate guide to prehistoric beasts.
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9781408884850 Hb.
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025758
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Bengaluru, Pratham Books, 2019.
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16pPurple spine
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Learning to read - Level 4
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Ever wondered what the planet was like millions of years ago? What kind of creatures roamed the Earth? What trees grew in the prehistoric forests? Well, there is a way to find out—through palaeontology, a special science that is all about digging up and unscrambling clues to the past.
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9789353093143 Pb.
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011424
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London, Horus Editions Limited, 1996.
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46pBrick Red Spine
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How it works
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Questions, text, labels and illustrations are pieced together, revealing the work behind excavations and reconstructions highlighting secrets from the past.
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What is prehistory?
Digging up the past
How fossils form
Comparing evidence
Continuous cores
Counting Radio-isotopes
Radiocarbon dating
Dinosaur excavation
Dinosaur reconstruction
How the dinosaurs lived
How the dinosaurs died
Ancient climated
Carboniferous forests
Ice Age
Drifting continents
Changing sea-levels
Mountain building
Early peoples
Reconstructing faces
Early beliefs
Index
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1899762140 Hb.
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| 011489 | 560/WOO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025164
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London, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2001.
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32pWhite spine
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I Wonder Why
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0753408031 Hb.
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| 022981 | 560/GAF | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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000948
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Great Britain, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2003.
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72pBlack Spine
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DK Eyewitness
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A photo essay about different types of fossils, from bacteria and algae to birds and mammals that paint a picture of the dramatic and beautiful world that existed before modern man.
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075136486X Pb.
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| 025157 | 560/TAY | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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012876
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London, Lerner Books, 2007.
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48pBrick Red Spine
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Early bird earth science
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Discover how fossils are made? where fossils are found? and what fossils can tell us?
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9781580133531 Pb.
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014903
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Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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32pCream Spine
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Rocks and Minerals
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Provides an overview of fossils including how they are formed, what they are made of, their historical implications, how they are dated, and how to hunt for them.
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What are fossils?
How fossils form
Bones, teeth, and shells
Some common fossils
Traces of the past
Land on the move
How earth has changed
How old is that fossil?
The age of reptiles
The age of mammals
Plant fossils and fossil fuels
Be a fossil hunter
Studying fossils
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1403400911 Pb.
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| 014620 | 560/STE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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014941
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Oxford, Raintree Publishers, 2008.
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48pRed nad Light Blue Spine
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Geology rocks!
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This book helps you understand what fossils are and how they form. It looks at the different types of fossils in rocks. It also explains how fossils can tell us about the history of Earth.
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Fascinating fossils
Rocks, fossils, and moving earth
Where can we find fossils?
How are fossils formed?
Common fossils
Fossil plants and fossil fuels
Clues left behind
Become a palaentologist
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9781406209020 Hb.
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012628
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New York, Harper Collins Children's Books, 1990.
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32pGreen Spine
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Let's Read and Find-Out Science
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Explains how fossils are formed and what they tell us about the past.
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9780064450935 Pb.
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014752
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Essex, Heinemann Library, 2009.
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56pLight Green Spine
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Timeline: Life on earth
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This book looks at how evidence of earth's history can be found by studying it's different rocks and layers. Learn how fossils are formed, why earth's surface is never still, and how the best-preserved dinosaur were discovered.
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Fossils
Evolution in action
Nature's great moments
We came from the sea
Timeline
Find out more
Glossary
Index
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9780431064734 Hb.
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ID:
014685
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Illinois, Raintree Publishers, 2008.
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32pPurple Spine
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How does it happen?
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How do minerals collect in ancient bones? Why are fish fossils sometimes found on land? How can some feathers be preserved for millions of years? This series explores the causes and effects that shape our world. From the underwater volcanoes that sprout into islands, to the rushing waterfalls that spark electric currents, this series demonstrates how both natural and man-made phenomena occur.
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Signs of past life
Two kinds of fossil
From fish to fossil
Buried treasure
Where fossils form
Common body fossils
Dinosaur fossils
Molds and casts
Traces of the past
Trapped in tar and ice
What is amber?
Scientists at work
Be a fossil hunter
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9781410934536 Pb.
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ID:
004817
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New York, Thames & Hudson, 1995.
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256pRed Spine
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Describes the conditions on our planet from its earliest beginnings more than 3000 million years ago to the arrival of Homo Sapiens. An amazing story of evolution unfolds.
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Birth of the Solar System
The Precambrian Era
The Palaeozoic Era
The Mesozoic Era
The Tertiary Era
The Quaternary Era
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0500277966 Pb.
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023049
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New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990.
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70pGreen spine
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Examines and explains how life on Earth came to be and how the Earth and life on it developed and evolved throughout time, told through a play with five acts and a prologue.
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Prologue
Act I : Paleozoic era
Act II : Mesozoic era
Act III : Cenozoic era
Act IV : Recent life
Act V : Most recent life
Epilogue
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9780547203591 Pb.
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| 021329 | 560/BUR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
002195
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Great Britain, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 1998.
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33pBlue Spine
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My Best Book
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Discover many of the fascinating species that are under threat today, and explore some of the wildest habitats on earth. Discover which animals are in danger of becoming extinct.
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What is Extinction?
Extinct Animals of the World
How We Know
When the Dinosaurs Died
Amazing Reptiles
The End of the Ice Age
Where Did the Dodo Go?
The Biggest Birds EverThe Quagga's Tale
Extinction in Australia
The Great Survivors
Extinction and Us
Wildlife at Risk
A Future for us all
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0753409593 pb.
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ID:
002388
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Great Britain, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2001.
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32pWhite Spine
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Describes how life on Earth began, early reptiles and the age of dinosaurs, giants of the sea, the extinct species and the first people.
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075340611X pb.
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ID:
011163
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Connecticut, Copper Beech Books, 2001.
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32pPurple Spine
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Endangered and extinct
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Provides short descriptions and illustrations of various creatures from prehistoric times, including fish, dinosaurs, mammals, and birds.
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Endangered and Extinct
What is Prehistory?
Early Experiments
Primitive Sea Creatures
Ancient Jaws
Fearsome Reptiles
When Giants Ruled the World
Mass Extinctions
Fantastic Titans
Ancient Monsters
Big Teeth
Mammoths and Other Giants
Primitive People
Back From the Dead
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076132450X Hb.
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ID:
008956
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Great Britain, Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2006.
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48pBlue and Red Spine
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100 facts
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Provides one hundred facts, fantastic images and fun cartoons which give you the inside story on prehistoric life and much more, while quizzes test your knowledge.
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Long long ago
Life begins
Animals swarm the seas
Very fishy
Animals invade the land
Life after death
Wars around the world
Reptiles take over
Living with the dinosaurs
In and over the sea
After the dinosaurs
As the world cooled down
What fossils tell us
Prehistoric prowlers
Amazing ancient elephants
Animals with hooves
Cats, dogs and bears
Prehistoric giants
A giant island
Our prehistoric relations
The first humans
Index
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ID:
006039
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Berkeley, University of California Press, 2003.
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176pBlack Spine
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Gives an overview history of life on Earth, including the most up-to-date research and discoveries from around the world, as it covers a wide range of fascinating topics-the fossil record, dinosaurs, extinction events, our earliest human ancestors, global environments and climate change.
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How the present reveals the past
The Ice age (0 - 1.8 million years ago)
Life's third age (1.8 - 65 million years ago)
Life's middle age (65 - 205 million years ago)
Life's extinction events
Life's early age (205 - 545 million years ago)
Life's beginnings (545 - 4000 million years ago)
Earth's beginnings (4000 - 4600 million years ago)
The earth's future
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0520241053 Hb.
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| 005986 | 560/PAL | Main | On Shelf | General | Reference |
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