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About Paleo Bugs: Survival Of The Creepiest
Product Description What could be creepier than a 390 million-year-old cockroach? How about a 320 million-year-old millipede that's seven feet long! These crawlies and their many-legged cousins are featured in this follow-up to Paleo Sharks. From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 3–7—Large, digitally colored pencil sketches will draw readers into this appealing title about prehistoric arthropods and their relatives. The book is organized into sections about bugs of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras. Each one begins with a visual and textual vignette in which readers are asked to imagine the sights and sounds of the environment of the time. Then several species of that period are each given a full page or spread that includes a vivid picture and up-to-date information based on the fossil record. A clever visual sidebar compares the size of the bug with a human child, and a second sidebar elucidates a scientific discovery or compares the ancient species to its modern-day descendant. Absolutely necessary pronunciation guides appear as needed. The bibliography is divided into titles for "younger readers" and for "older readers and adults." A few small grammatical glitches do not detract from the value of this title. Its good science, excellent organization, and eye-catching illustrations make it a fine choice for browsers and researchers.— Ellen Heath, Easton Area Public Library, Easton, PA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist The creator of Paleo Sharks (2007) offers a similarly eye-widening gallery of extinct arthropods, from the mayfly-like heptagenia to a seven-foot-long arthropleura. While properly noting that fossil records provide few clues about coloration and fine details, Bradley decks out each of his painted figures in bright hues, poses them in natural settings—usually crawling or swimming directly toward the viewer—and sets them aside a human hand or body in silhouette to suggest scale. The accompanying descriptions tend to sound alike, but Bradley systematically includes scientific names for each creature, as well as information that is as precise as current knowledge allows. It would have been better had less of the text been printed on dark brown backgrounds, but readers will still pore over the pictures and come away knowing more about both these extinct animals and their modern descendants. Grades 5-8. --John Peters Review KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW Elegantly designed and thoughtfully written, this is a worthy companion to the author\\\'s Paleo Sharks (2007) and an intriguing step backwards in time for dinosaur fans. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, STARRED REVIEW Its good science, excellent organization, and eye-catching illustrations make it a fine choice for browsers and researchers. About the Author Tim Bradley has created hundreds of paleo illustrations for Web sites, toys, and exhibits in his signature style with a realistic edge. He lives in Southern California.
