The Wild World Of The Future

The Wild World of the Future

From School Library JournalGrade 4-6-Imagining what the Earth will be like in post-human periods 5, 100, and 200 million years from now, Pye bases her vision on the evolutionary development of common creatures. An introductory section presents information on contemporary climates, habitats, and animals as well as evolution. From here, giant leaps are made to the animals and habitats of the future. These speculations are presented in a factual manner with realistic illustrations depicting habitats, food preferences, and hidden dangers. Sidebars showing "Evolution in Action" describe the human-age ancestors of these future beings. Full-color computer art mixed with good photographs and an interesting and varied layout complete this highly readable work that will be useful for reports and enjoyed as recreational reading. Dougal Dixon and John Adams's The Future Is Wild (Firefly, 2003) contains much of the same information and some identical illustrations, but is written on a higher reading level.Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NYCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.The companion book to the television series The Future is Wild!If dinosaurs roamed the earth millions of years ago, what creatures will be around in the next 5 million years? 100 million years? 200 million years? A team of international scientists, documentary film makers and animators are imagining the future based on present-day science. Their vision of the future comes alive in a 7-part television series and The Wild World of the Future, a fascinating introduction to evolution, geology and biology. It clearly explains how the amazing creatures of the future will evolve and what our planet may look like millions of years from now.The Wild World of the Future: Profiles 36 amazing creatures including the bumblebeetle, scrofa, poggle and sharkopath Explains how the Earth changes, how it may change in the future and what habitats will develop Describes past evolution and adaptation such as how the Cactus finch evolved on the Gal