A01=Jeff Hecht
Author_Jeff Hecht
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fossils
mass extinction
mystery
science
seventh eight ninth grade boys girls
species
teen nonfiction
twelve thirteen fourteen year olds
Product details
- ISBN 9781416994220
- Weight: 288g
- Dimensions: 191 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 06 Feb 2009
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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From the author of Optics and Shifting Shores comes a detailed and mesmerizing look into the mystery of mass extinctions.
Vanishing Life takes readers into the fascinating phenomenon of mass extinction as Jeff Hecht bust myths with shocking facts in this spellbinding book.
In clear and lucid style, Hecht explores the geological evidence of extinction and its interpretation, the evolution of species, fossilization, and the theories by which science attempts to explain various “dyings.”
Vanishing Life takes readers into the fascinating phenomenon of mass extinction as Jeff Hecht bust myths with shocking facts in this spellbinding book.
In clear and lucid style, Hecht explores the geological evidence of extinction and its interpretation, the evolution of species, fossilization, and the theories by which science attempts to explain various “dyings.”
Jeff Hecht, science and technology writer, subjects include lasers, dinosaurs, fiber optics, photonics, earth and planetary science, paleontology.
