Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

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

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