Ice Age - Hardcover

Ross, Stewart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764162519 ISBN 13: 9780764162510

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2009

Synopsis

Young readers take an exciting pictorial journey back to the time when a third of the Earth's surface was covered in ice and snow--and where the earliest human beings vied with ferocious, now-extinct animals for life's necessities. Dramatic color illustrations on every page of this absorbing book are complemented with fascinating descriptions of the predators, the scavengers, the ice age sea creatures, the Neanderthals, and the early modern humans. An illustrated time chart guides young readers through the various prehistoric eras, focusing on the Great Ice Age, which began 1.7 million years ago and ended approximately 10,000 years ago. Illustrated spreads that follow describe-- The Neanderthal as nomad, cave dweller, and hunter Ice Age Mammals, including giant sloths and wooly mammoths Ice Age Predators, including short-faced bears and saber-toothed cats The book's dramatic illustrations include three exciting pop-up scenes--one of them, a saber-tooth

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

(back cover)
Take an incredible journey more than 20,000 years back in time into the Great Ice Age, when a third of the Earth was frozen and fearsome creatures stalked the icy wasteland. Meet Neanderthal hunter-gatherers and our early human ancestors who all struggled for survival in this world of extremes. Three pop-up scenes and six see-through windows unfold the fascinating stories locked in the ice of our ancient past.

(call-outs on illustrations)
Text by award-winning author Stewart Ross dramatizes this amazing chapter of prehistory
See-through layers create an ice window effect
Stunning pop-up scenes conjure up the world of ferocious prehistoric beasts
Superb reconstructions, digital artwork, and photographs bring Ice Age giants to life
Reveals important finds of perfectly preserved animals

About this edition

• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0764162519
• ISBN 13: 9780764162510
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 30