Mammoths

Travel with the Woolly Mammoths as they migrate on their way to winter in the south. This rhyming story tells about the scientific things we know so far about the mammoth. Beautiful illustrations complement the wonderful story. Charming yet every bit a science book for young readers and those who love being read to.

This lovely picture book is equally entertaining for its well-worded explanations of the Ice Age and the creatures that lived during that time. The mammoth is the star of the tale and is detailed in fabulous illustrations and factual text that will appeal to young and old alike.

This engaging introduction to woolly mammoths for younger children features simple text and colorful illustrations that will enchant beginning readers.

Colorful illustrations, authentic photos and high-interest text highlight this introduction to mammoths and other prehistoric mammals that once roamed the earth.

Explore how the woolly mammoth used adaptations such as long curved tusks and layers of fur to survive and thrive in the Ice Age.

Well-researched and clearly written, this book introduces the Ice Age, different species of mammoths, significant fossil sites and what scientists can learn from them. The emphasis is on how researching mammoth bones leads to information about the animals' behavior, surroundings, and the reasons they became extinct.

What was life like for mammoths? What is the difference between mammoths and mastodons? Why did they disappear? What can scientists learn from a recently discovered frozen mammoth mummy that fossils alone cannot reveal? How are mammoths and mastodons related to modern elephants? Illustrations bring these prehistoric giants to life, and photographs show archaeological digs and scientists at work in the field and in labs.

For a long time, all that scientists knew about mammoths was what they could gather from looking at bones and fossils. Then in 2007, a hunter’s family found a frozen carcass sticking out of the snow in Siberia. What looked like a reindeer turned out to be a perfectly-preserved baby mammoth that scientists named Lyuba. With this discovery, scientists were able to learn about mammoth blood, hair, muscles, digestion and even DNA. This incredible story will fascinate both kids and adults.

This introduction to the Ice Age gives an overview a time when much of the earth was covered with glaciers and ice sheets. What do scientists know about the Ice Age? What was the climate like then? How did animals and humans survive? This informative book, aimed at upper-elementary and middle-school students, re-creates this ancient world.

Curious young scientists are invited to learn about mammoths from both skeletal remains and from well-preserved frozen specimens. Colorful photos and digital CT scans yield fascinating images. Readers are encouraged to consider extinction theories and the possibility of bringing mammoths back through cloning.