Bibliograph

Last laughs, prehistoric epitaphs, J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins

Type

Label

Last laughs, prehistoric epitaphs, J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

880L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Last laughs

Responsibility statement

J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins

Sub title

prehistoric epitaphs

Summary

"Poets Jane Yolen and J. Patrick Lewis imagine how Terror Bird, T. Rex, and other creatures might've kicked the bucket"--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

Before we begin: Last laugh layers -- Paleozoic era. Cambrian period-Permian period: Trilobites the dust -- Mesozoic era. Triassic period-Cretaceous period: Plesiosaur sticks his neck out ; Pterrible pterosaur pterminated -- Jurassic period: Diplodocus has a lump in her throat ; Allosaurus, rest in pieces -- Early Cretaceous period: Iguanodon, alas long gone ; Minmi moans in the Outback -- Middle Cretaceous period: SuperCroc plot ; Why no Spinosaurus? -- Late Cretaceous period: Too much velocity, velociraptor ; Troodon, a snaggletoothed youth ; Tricera blew her top ; Fossil fuel, Kol ; Fooling with T. rex -- Cenozoic era. Paleogene period-Quaternary period: Terror bird kicks the bucket -- Paleogene period: Basilosaurus, whale of a beast or beastly whale? -- Quaternary period: Scat, old saber-toothed cat ; Crying (dire) wolf ; Holy moly, woolly mammoth -- Before we go: Dinosaur doomstones ; A little about layers

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Prehistoric epitaphs

Classification