Ice Age

About this book

Young readers take an exciting pictorial journey back to the time when a third of the Earths surface was covered in ice and snow--and where the earliest human beings vied with ferocious now-extinct animals for lifes necessities. Dramatic color illustrations on every page of this absorbing book are complemented with fascinating descriptions of the predators the scavengers the ice age sea creatures the Neanderthals and the early modern humans. An illustrated time chart guides young readers through the various prehistoric eras focusing on the Great Ice Age which began 1.7 million years ago and ended approximately 10 000 years ago. Illustrated spreads that follow describe-- The Neanderthal as nomad cave dweller and hunter Ice Age Mammals including giant sloths and wooly mammoths Ice Age Predators including short-faced bears and saber-toothed cats The books dramatic illustrations include three exciting pop-up scenes--one of them a saber-tooth