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Super Crocs & Monster Wings: Modern Animals’ Ancient Past

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Available now from a bookstore near you: Super Crocs & Monster Wings: Modern Animals’ Ancient Past by Claire Eamer, published by Annick Press.

“It’s hard to imagine, but about 99% of all the species that ever lived are already extinct. Some died off suddenly during global catastrophes, while others gradually disappeared as the world evolved. But some animals didn’t vanish altogether, and their distant relatives live among us today.

What were these ancient animals like? In a word, surprising. Ground-dwelling sloths were so tall they could nibble the leaves in treetops. Rabbit-sized camels scampered through the underbrush. Giant dragonflies the size of hawks were masters of the skies, swooping down on flies as big as chickadees.

Author Claire Eamer distills millions of years of global history on the astonishing evolution of six modern-day animals. At the same time, readers are treated to a visual feast of artists’ colorful renderings of the ancients, together with color photographs of their modern-day counterparts.”
- Review: “Eamer’s excellent book... will delight any young reader interested in evolution, palaeontology, and geology.” Paul Challen in Quill & Quire, March 2008
  http://www.quillandquire.com/books_young/review.cfm?review_id=5991
- Review: “If your child is not hyped for science, this is one will turn them around. If you have a budding young palaeontologist or geologist on your hands, they won't be able to put it down.” Mommy C in Mommy C's Sanctuary for Offbeat and Quirky Children's Literature, March 2008
  http://quirkychildrenslit.blogspot.com/2008/03/super-crocs-and-monster-wings.html

A bit about me...

I write fiction and non-fiction for both children and adults.

In addition, I do contract research and writing for a range of clients, mainly in the fields of history, science, and wildlife management.

I live in Whitehorse, Yukon, the most northwesterly part of Canada, where I’m surrounded by beautiful mountains, rivers, lakes, and wilderness.

For more about my work...

Browse through this site, e-mail me at claire-eamer [at] sff.net, or contact:

Lise Henderson
Anne McDermid & Associates Ltd.
West Coast Office
Tel: (250) 483-6842
www.mcdermidagency.com

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