The Extinct Alphabet Book Author:Jerry Pallotta, Ralph Masiello (Illustrator) Learn about the five-eyed Opabinia and the Four-toed Horse. Speculate about the life of the Jamaican Long-tongued Bat. Discover the fate of the beautiful Quagga. But don't look for any dinosaurs in this book. There aren't any! — Millions of creatures other than dinosaurs are now extinct. In true alphabet book tradition, the author has fou... more »nd twenty-six of the most extraordinary past-inhabitants of the Earth.
Jerry Pallotta and Ralph Masiello are a team again for the sixth time. Their accurate text and illustrations are filled with unusual and amusing insight that will satisfy fans of all ages.« less
This book is as thought-provoking as an alphabet book can possibly be. Each letter of the alphabet corresponds with an extinct species, mixing simplicity with the complex in a revolutionary new way that kids and adults are sure to love.