"Stories of extinctions bring our planet to life"
The fabulous series Extinct explores the causes and effects of mass extinctions looking at some of the most important animals who have been lost to them.
Here top scientist Ben Garrod looks at Thylacine, a long-extinct animal that was originally thought to like an opossum but was later discovered to have a pouch which showed it was a marsupial. How and where Thylacine lived and the cause of their extinction is explained in scientific detail which gives readers a full understanding of this species and of the world in which it lived.
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TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars, the most incredible animals ever to swim, stalk, slither or walk our planet. Whether you're 9 or 90, his unique exploration of the most destructive, yet most creative, force in nature makes top level science fun.
Here are the superstars of the story of life, from the super-weird to the super-ferocious. Usually a species has 10 million years or so of evolving, eating, chasing, playing, maybe doing homework, or even going to the moon before it goes extinct.
Thylacine was super-hunted. Wiped out by humans. The last wild thylacine was shot in 1930, and the last captive one died in 1936. We humans are the only species with the power to eliminate other species from the story of life. But who are the winners and losers?
Collect all eight books about animals we have lost in mass extinctions caused by asteroids or mega-volcanoes, clashing continents and climate change.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Thylacine and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Thylacine features in the following genres: Ecological and Environmental Interest - Non Fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, History, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, The Natural World, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Science
Thylacine is available in Paperback, Hardback
Thylacine was written by Ben Garrod and published by Zephyr an imprint of Head of Zeus
Thylacine has 114 pages
Yes it is part of Extinct series
£9.89