Mammoth

By Patrick O'Brien

Subjects: Juvenile literature, elephants, Prehistoric animals, extinct animals, Fossils, Woolly mammoth, Mammoths, ancient man, Children: Grades 2-3, juvenile literature

Description: Fascinating facts about the elephant's ancient relatives. Long ago, in the time of cavemen and saber-toothed tigers, lived an enormous hairy creature with huge tusks--the mammoth. This ancient relative of the elephant inhabited a frozen Ice Age world. It ranged from Africa to Alaska, and everywhere in between. Then ten thousand years ago, the mammoth disappeared, leaving only its bones. But those bones have been able to tell us so much! Discover the fascinating facts and intriguing beliefs about the mammoth--one of the largest animals that ever lived.