Stone Age Beasts
By Ben Lerwill
Illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith
By Ben Lerwill
Illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith
Category: Children's Nonfiction
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$19.99
Nov 07, 2023 | ISBN 9781536231342 | 6-9 years
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Praise
After introducing the Stone Age, this big, colorful volume presents some of the now-extinct animals that roamed the world back then. . . . The mixed-media illustrations make good use of lighting effects and dramatic posing of the beasts. A riveting animal book for armchair time travelers.
—Booklist (starred review)
Baker-Smith goes for the gusto with spread-filling portraits of glowering creatures looming majestically. . . Make way for some memorable megafauna.
—Kirkus Reviews
‘It’s almost three million years ago,’ writes Lerwill (Let’s Play Soccer!) in an opening worthy of a nature documentary. . . . Infotainment-leaning visualizations (‘Imagine a cuddly toy as big as your bedroom,’ Lerwill writes of the giant wombat) will only help readers to savor the thrill- and chill-inducing facts on offer.
—Publishers Weekly
For intrepid young readers who like their ancient creatures hairier and scarier, Ben Lerwill’s fact-packed book about Stone Age animals offers a stunning collection of thrillers. Grahame Baker-Smith’s hyper-detailed illustrations are glistening with ropy saliva, sharp teeth, and razor-sharp talons — and even the more approachable creatures on display (the giant ground sloth, giant lemur and tank-like glyptodon) look a bit surly and standoffish.
—The Virginian Pilot
What child isn’t intrigued by the idea of woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats? Those prehistoric creatures are just the start in this encyclopedia of fantastic beasts like elephant birds and giant wombats. It’s a short book overall, but it’s packed with fascinating facts and gorgeous illustrations.
—We Are Teachers
Gorgeously illustrated and jam-packed with tons of fun facts, this book places you eye-to-eye with some of the most awe-inspiring prehistoric animals ever to roam our planet.
—Science Friday
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