Mammoths and Mastodons

Titans of the Ice Age

By Bardoe, Cheryl

Publishers Summary:
Mammoths and mastodons roamed the earth for more than a million years, and then suddenly went extinct. What was everyday life like for these colossal cousins of the modern elephant? What did they eat? How did they fit into their Ice Age landscape? Why did they disappear?These questions and more are answered in this fascinating book that presents the latest research, drawing on the recent discovery of a fully frozen baby mammoth—which has allowed scientists to learn more than they ever could have known just from studying bones and fossils.Profusely illustrated, Mammoths and Mastodons features photographs of archaeological digs, scientists at work in the field and in labs, and archival relics. Specially commissioned artwork also brings the story of mammoths and mastodons to life. The book includes a bibliography, a glossary, and an index. Exhibition schedulePublication will coincide with the Field Museum exhibit Mammoths and Mastodons, which runs from March 5 through September 6 in Chicago and is then projected to tour up to 10 venues through 2014. March 5–September 6, 2010: The Field Museum, ChicagoOctober 16, 2010–January 9, 2011: City TBANovember 25, 2011–April 15, 2012: City TBAMay 26–September 3, 2012: City TBAOctober 13, 2012–January 13, 2013: Museum of Science, Boston February 23–May 27, 2013: City TBAMay 10–September, 2014: City TBA

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978-0-81098-413-4
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School Library Journal

Reviewed on April 1, 2010

Gr 5-7 Mammoths tend to get a lot of press, while their mastodon cousins accumulate footnotes, so it's nice to see mastodon getting second-banana billing in this attractive look at Ice Age favorites. Bardoe begins with the discovery of a marvelously preserved infant mammoth in Northern Siberia and goes on to discuss anatomy (comparing mastodon tusks and teeth, for example) and to postulate on probable Proboscidan behaviors based on fossil finds...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

Drawing on scientific examinations of bones and preserved specimens and comparisons to modern elephants, Bardoe presents thes...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Junior Library Guild

Reviewed on May 1, 2010

A fact-filled investigation into a fascinating branch of environmental science. The exciting beginning, detailing the discovery of a mammoth frozen forty thousand years ago, will draw readers in imme...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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