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The sixth extinction : an unnatural history / Elizabeth Kolbert ; young readers adaption by John Kleiner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Edition: First edition; Young readers adaptationDescription: 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250793423
  • 1250793424
Uniform titles:
  • Sixth extinction (Young reader's adaptation)
Related works:
  • Adaptation of (work): Kolbert, Elizabeth. Sixth extinction
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The sixth extinction (Atelopus zeteki) -- The mastodon's molars (Mammut americanum) -- The original penguin (Pinguinus impennis) -- The luck of the ammonites (Discoscaphites jerseyensis) -- Welcome to the Anthropocene (Dicranograptus ziczac) -- The sea around us (Patella caerulea) -- A reef in time (Acropora millepora) -- The forest and the trees (Alzatea verticillata) -- Islands on dry land (Eciton burchellii) -- The new Pangaea (Myotis lucifugus) -- The rhino gets an ultrasound (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) -- The madness gene (Homo neanderthalensis) -- The thing with feathers (Homo sapiens).
Summary: "Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Adapting from her New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning adult nonfiction, Elizabeth Kolbert explores the Anthropocene era: the era defined by human impact. This young readers adaptation is made accessible with its additional explanations of scientific concepts. Along with photographs from the original book, the adaptation includes illustrations to help make the past, present, and future of extinction compelling for younger readers"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction New 576.84 K81 Available 33111011123789
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction New 576.84 K81 Available 33111011336068
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this young readers adaptation of the New York Times -bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before.

Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Adapting from her New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning adult nonfiction, Elizabeth Kolbert explores how humans are altering life on Earth.

Young readers' adaptation of The sixth extinction : an unnatural history first published in New York by Henry Holt and Company, 2014.

Includes index.

"Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Adapting from her New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning adult nonfiction, Elizabeth Kolbert explores the Anthropocene era: the era defined by human impact. This young readers adaptation is made accessible with its additional explanations of scientific concepts. Along with photographs from the original book, the adaptation includes illustrations to help make the past, present, and future of extinction compelling for younger readers"-- Provided by publisher.

The sixth extinction (Atelopus zeteki) -- The mastodon's molars (Mammut americanum) -- The original penguin (Pinguinus impennis) -- The luck of the ammonites (Discoscaphites jerseyensis) -- Welcome to the Anthropocene (Dicranograptus ziczac) -- The sea around us (Patella caerulea) -- A reef in time (Acropora millepora) -- The forest and the trees (Alzatea verticillata) -- Islands on dry land (Eciton burchellii) -- The new Pangaea (Myotis lucifugus) -- The rhino gets an ultrasound (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) -- The madness gene (Homo neanderthalensis) -- The thing with feathers (Homo sapiens).

Ages 8-12 Godwin Books.

Grades 4-6 Godwin Books.

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