When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

Step back in time and discover a world where whales once walked, crocodiles were warm-blooded and snakes had legs! Meet terrifying giant birds, and tiny elephants living on islands in this fascinating creature guide like no other. Learn how whales once walked on four legs before taking to the oceans; how dinosaurs evolved into birds; and how the first cats were small and lived in trees. Featuring a stunning mix of annotated illustrations, illustrated...

"It's been more than a decade since the world has come undone, and Sasha Severn has returned to her childhood home with one goal in mind-find the mythic research her father, the infamous Last Beekeeper, hid before he was incarcerated. There, Sasha is confronted with a group of squatters. The friends soon become her newfound family, offering security and hope. But just as she settles into her new life, Sasha witnesses the impossible. She sees a honeybee,...

Each letter of the alphabet features information about a creature that no longer exists.

Step-by-step instructions for drawing fifty different dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.

"In a near-future Australia, where real bees are extinct, the quickest, bravest kids climb the fruit trees and pollinate the flowers by hand. Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and her grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. Even though she is only nine -- and bees must be ten -- Peony already knows all there is to know about being a bee and she is determined to achieve her dream. Life on the farm is...

Scientists uncover dinosaur fossils in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia; careful examination of these fossils have revealed much about these large extinct creatures.

Describes and illustrates in detail the animal species from earth's northern continents that have become extinct.

Traces the development of early life forms, especially dinosaurs, and explains how modern scientists have discovered what they were like.

An historical record of the existence and extinction of those animals lost as a result of man's habitation and civilization on earth, with a summary of conservation efforts today.