The Auk, the Dodo and the Oryx. Vanished and Vanishing Creatures

By Robert Silverberg

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0690111061
• ISBN13: 9780690111064
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 2.0" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Special

I read this book as a child and recently re-read it. I find this book special because it not just covers valuable details of extinct species but also tells the history and even legends surrounding them. The author travels from around 1200 to the late 1950's and covers last sightings and noteably shows the greed that led to many species extinction. It is a book that is still very close to challenges humanity faces today.

A Rare Information Source!

This book is indeed a rare breed of book. It is interesting and informative, and it is full of finer details and key information that I could not find anywhere else. This is a great book to read if you're researching extinct or rare animals, or if you even want to write your own book on the topic. A true gem....

A rare info source!

This book was very interesting and informative, with valuable, detailed information about each extinct or endangered species that I could not find anywhere else. This has information that is very good and it is wonderful if you are looking for detail in research of these animals or if you are writing your own book about them. This can tell you everything from the color of the dodo's feathers to the sound of the quagga's neigh...