Extreme Survivors: Animals That Time Forgot

by Kimberly Ridley (Author)

Extreme Survivors: Animals That Time Forgot
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
More than 99 percent of all life forms have gone extinct during the 3.6-billion-year history of life on Earth. Other organisms have changed dramatically, but not our extreme survivors. Evolution may have altered their physiology and behavior, but their body plans have stood the test of time. How have these living links with Earth's prehistoric past survived? The search for answers is leading scientists to new discoveries about the past--and future--of life on Earth. The survival secrets of some of these ancient creatures could lead to new medicines and treatments for disease. Written in a lively, entertaining voice, Extreme Survivors provides detailed life histories and strange "survival secrets" of ten ancient animals and explains evolution and natural selection. Extensive back matter includes glossary, additional facts and geographic range for each organism and a geologic timeline of Earth.
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Review quotes

Ten creatures that make the dinosaurs look like newcomers.

 Perspective-building intros to some of our most ancient relatives. (timeline, summary facts, glossary, further reading) (Nonfiction. 10-13)— "Kirkus"

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780884487432
Lexile Measure
1030
Guided Reading Level
V
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Publication date
May 04, 2021
Series
How Nature Works
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF025150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Prehistoric
Library of Congress categories
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