Strange Creatures That Really Lived Author:Millicent Ellis Selsam, Jennifer Dewey (Illustrator) Introduces some animals that lived long ago, such as the giant sloth, camelus, huge roaches, and uintatherium. — From School Library Journal — Gr 1-3 A generally excellent book sure to delight small lovers of dinosaurs, dodos, and sabre-toothed cats. The colored pencil illustrations are aesthetically pleasing, and the text is inviting. However, th... more »e dates given for the giant crocodile (whose scientific name is never given) in the text and "List of Animals'' (a.k.a. Index) disagree by 60 million years. Also, the map might lead one to believe that all crocodiles in North Africa are extinct, as the word "giant'' was omitted. Still, this will be a sure-fire hit with budding paleontologists, and it carries a clear note of warning to emerging ecologists. ("What? No more elephants?'')« less