- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Firefly Books (Mar 1 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552977250
- ISBN-13: 978-1552977255
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.1 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #750,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-Imagining what the Earth will be like in post-human periods 5, 100, and 200 million years from now, Pye bases her vision on the evolutionary development of common creatures. An introductory section presents information on contemporary climates, habitats, and animals as well as evolution. From here, giant leaps are made to the animals and habitats of the future. These speculations are presented in a factual manner with realistic illustrations depicting habitats, food preferences, and hidden dangers. Sidebars showing "Evolution in Action" describe the human-age ancestors of these future beings. Full-color computer art mixed with good photographs and an interesting and varied layout complete this highly readable work that will be useful for reports and enjoyed as recreational reading. Dougal Dixon and John Adams's The Future Is Wild (Firefly, 2003) contains much of the same information and some identical illustrations, but is written on a higher reading level.
Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Gr. 4-8. What will wild animals be like 5 million to 200 million years from now? Lively and informative, this companion to Animal Planet's seven-part The Future Is Wild TV special draws on principles of evolution and scientific research to predict how animals will adapt and change. The vibrant, attractive page layout and succinct, clearly written text will draw readers. Early sections describing the earth, plants, and animals today and their development lead directly into discussion of the way scientists predict a future ice age for northern Europe, underground desert cities, and an amazing variety of new animals, ranging from birds with four wings to megasquids and bumblebeetles. Digitally created pictures of the futuristic animals lose some effect when they appear soon after color photos of current animals; but kids should find the prospect of this future ecology fascinating, and they will have fun identifying the 36 new species pictured and described in the final creature profiles section. Roger Leslie
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Although you may not realize it, our world is constantly changing. Read the first page
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Geared more toward young people than the other TFIW book.,
By Terry T (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Wild World of the Future (Paperback)
Still, this book is a great summary of the ideas that TFIW's scientists came up with, and provides tidbits of interesting info on animals of today that correspond with those guessed at for the far future. A glossary nicely rounds out this highly worthwhile, fascinating book. Give it a read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'm sure the reviewer below looks,
By "ferretclaw" (ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Wild World of the Future (Paperback)
I bought this book after reading The Future is Wild.This book is much the same, but adapted to younger tastes. It also expains that although they may look "silly" as the reviewer below remarked, but are proven body designs that would supposably accually work, or somethin or another. Please do not listen to the adjacent and dissilusioned reviewer. Althogh, you would probably appreciate the book better if you read the other first.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A bit far fetched,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Wild World of the Future (Hardcover)
Many of the drawings of the creatures look like something out of H.P. Lovecraft. Speculation on what life on this planet will look like in the far future is kind of interesting, but many of the drawings looked silly to me...and the names -- "sharkopath?" ... "squibbon?" Also what do Dougal Dixon and John Adams have to do with this book? I could not find them credited anywhere in the text or the verso page?
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