In the Past
From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · March 20, 2018
Return to the prehistoric era and discover a host of creatures both novel and familiar, from the mysterious trilobite to the famed T. rex.
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- Who it’s for
- Poems and illustrations make a long procession of prehistoric creatures inviting to linger over.
- Themes
- Prehistoric creatures, Earth’s evolutionary history
- Pacing
- Reflective
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Return to the prehistoric era and discover a host of creatures both novel and familiar, from the mysterious trilobite to the famed T. rex. Care to meet a dunkleosteus? An apatosaurus? How about the dragonflyesque meganaura?
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In a collection that’s organized chronologically by epoch and is sure to intrigue everyone from armchair dino enthusiasts to budding paleontologists, David Elliott and Matthew Trueman illuminate some of the most fascinating creatures ever to evolve on the earth. Combining poems both enlightening and artful with illustrations perfect for poring over, this volume ensures fascinating trips back to a time as enthralling and variable as any in our planet’s evolutionary history.
Deep Time, Artfully
Poems and illustrations make a long procession of prehistoric creatures inviting to linger over.
Come here for
- A poetic route from trilobites to dinosaurs and mammoths
- Creature portraits that pair artful language with illustrations to pore over
Expect
- A collection arranged chronologically by epoch
- Familiar names alongside less familiar prehistoric life
Where it sits
| Dinosaurs & Prehistory | 96% |
|---|---|
| Poetry | 43% |
| Prehistoric Times | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dinosaurs & Prehistory
- Prehistoric Times
- Poetry
- Authors
- David Elliott
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- March 20, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Prehistoric creatures · Earth’s evolutionary history
- Reading lane
- Dinosaurs & Prehistory