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prehistoric life

Books about prehistoric life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Woolly Mammoth in trouble

Woolly Mammoth in trouble

Dawn Bentley

Ages 5–9adventureproblem-solving

Cover of The Wolf King

The Wolf King

Ann Turnbull

Ages 8–12couragesurvival

Cover of The Wolf King

The Wolf King

Ann Turnbull

Ages 8–12leadershipsurvival

Cover of When Volcano Erupted Is (PM Story Books Turquoise Level)

When Volcano Erupted Is (PM Story Books Turquoise Level)

Various

Ages 5–8dinosaursnature

Cover of The Winter Ground

The Winter Ground

Cathy Hapka

Ages 4–8dinosaursadventure

Cover of Tyrannosaurus Model

Tyrannosaurus Model

Anael Dena, Regis Arous

Ages 4–8dinosaurspaleontology

Cover of Dr. Clock-sicle

Dr. Clock-sicle

Martha Weston

Ages 5–9time traveladventure

Cover of The hunter returns

The hunter returns

David Drake

Ages 10–16survivalcourage

Cover of Caveman

Caveman

Janee Trasler

Ages 3–7alphabetprehistoric life

Cover of Prehistoric Life (DK Visual Dictionaries)

Prehistoric Life (DK Visual Dictionaries)

DK Publishing

Ages 6–12prehistoric lifedinosaurs

Cover of Cave Baby

Cave Baby

Julia Donaldson

Ages 2–6familyadventure

Cover of Land of the thundering herds

Land of the thundering herds

Justin F. Denzel

Ages 8–12prehistoric lifeadventure

Cover of From wolf to woof!

From wolf to woof!

Hudson Talbott

Ages 4–9evolutionhuman-animal relationships

Cover of Ice age 2

Ice age 2

Julia Simon-Kerr

Ages 3–7adventurefriendship

Cover of The Kingfisher Treasury of Dinosaur Stories

The Kingfisher Treasury of Dinosaur Stories

Jeremy Strong

Ages 6–10dinosaursadventure

Cover of First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life

First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life

Sam Taplin

Ages 4–10dinosaursprehistoric life

Cover of Oh say can you say di-no-saur?

Oh say can you say di-no-saur?

Bonnie Worth

Ages 3–7dinosaurslearning

Cover of T-Rex III

T-Rex III

W. Howard Stuart

Ages 8–12adventuredinosaurs

Cover of Thunderfeet, Alaska's Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Critters

Thunderfeet, Alaska's Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Critters

Shelley Gill

Ages 7–10dinosaursprehistoric life

Cover of The Sorcerer

The Sorcerer

Anne Eliot Crompton

Ages 10–14magicprehistoric life

Cover of Me Hungry!

Me Hungry!

Jeremy Tankard

Ages 3–7hungersurvival

Cover of Darwin and the great beasts

Darwin and the great beasts

Kin Platt

Ages 7–11imaginationdiscovery

Cover of The big book of dinosaurs

The big book of dinosaurs

Angela Wilkes

Ages 4–10dinosaursprehistoric life

Cover of Pop up dinosaurs

Pop up dinosaurs

Rod Campbell

Ages 2–5dinosaursdiscovery