Description

What did a penguin’s great, great, great, great, GREAT grandparent look like? Find out with incredible POP-UP pages!

Palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax takes a closer look at seven wild animals and, using fossil clues, reveals who their prehistoric relatives were.

From a mighty whale to a tiny dragonfly, find out about the wild creatures and their animal families today. Then open the fold-out pages to reveal awesome pop-ups, bringing you face-to-face with their long-extinct ancestors. Go head-to-head with the woolly mammoth, meet the mega shark Megalodon and get to know the prehistoric penguin named Icadyptes. Discover how these animals lived long ago, how they are different to their modern relatives – and how they are the same.

Full of fascinating facts, bright illustrations and real fossil finds, meet PREHISTORIC BEASTS of the past.

Publisher Review

Engagingly written, bursting with facts and stunning foldout creatures, PREHISTORIC BEASTS is a delight. Perfect reading for inquisitive minds, whether you're an aspiring palaeontologist, a nature nut or simply curious about our ancient past! -- Rebecca Wragg Sykes * Archaeologist and author of Kindred *