Vanishing Life: The Mystery of Mass Extinctions

By Jeff Hecht

Book Overview

The fascinating phenomenon of mass extinction is the subject of Jeff Hecht's spellbinding book. In clear and lucid style he explores the geological evidence of extinction and its interpretation, the evolution of species, fossilization, and the theories by which science attempts to explain the various "dyings."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141699422X
• ISBN13: 9781416994220
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher