Bones in the White House : Thomas Jefferson's mammoth by Ransom, Candice F. 

BTSB Prebound(Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 739030 Available

Dewey: 569.67/NAges: 5-8   
AR: 5.1 LG Lexile: 910 AD F&P: Q

Genres:

Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas,|d1743-1826 Mammoths Fossils - History Extinction (Biology)

Summary: A fascinating story about Thomas Jefferson and his obsessive quest to find America's first complete mastodon skeleton.

Buzzkill : a wild wander through the weird and threatened world of bugs by Maloney, Brenna 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2022)

BTSB #: 598569 Available

Dewey: 595/NAges: 10-14   
Lexile: 930

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Subjects: Insects - Conservation Rare animals Extinction (Biology)

Summary: This compelling narrative tackles both the wacky and weird, as well as threats to insects and their habitats, their possible extinction, and ways that everyday people can prevent their decline.

Extinction planet [Explore The Planet]by Claybourne, Anna 

BTSB Prebound(Enslow, 2023)

BTSB #: 220296 Available

Dewey: 576.84/NAges: 10-12   


Genres:

Subjects: Extinction (Biology) Mass extinctions Human influence on nature Environmental influence on humans

Summary: Readers get a crash course in how and why a species may become extinct, including understandable information about what scientists believe happened when life began, evolution, the dinosaurs, and how all of these play a role in the ecosystems of today.

Extinction planet [Explore The Planet]by Claybourne, Anna 

Paperback(Enslow, 2023)

BTSB #: 220301 Temp OS

Dewey: 576.84/NAges: 10-12   


Genres:

Subjects: Extinction (Biology) Mass extinctions Human influence on nature Environmental influence on humans

Summary: Readers get a crash course in how and why a species may become extinct, including understandable information about what scientists believe happened when life began, evolution, the dinosaurs, and how all of these play a role in the ecosystems of today.

Late, great endlings : stories of the last survivors by Kerbel, Deborah 

BTSB Prebound(Orca, 2022)

BTSB #: 515028 Available

Dewey: 591.68/NAges: 6-8   
Lexile: 1030 NC F&P: T

Genres:

Subjects: Endangered species Extinction (Biology)

Summary: Introduces readers to several well-known animal and insect endlings, the last known survivors of a species, while discussing the mass extinction crisis facing our planet and what kids can do to make a difference.

Save the people! : halting human extinction by McAnulty, Stacy 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2022)

BTSB #: 617249 Available

Dewey: 576.84/NAges: 10-14   
AR: 7.1 MG F&P: Z

Genres:

Subjects: Extinction (Biology) Mass extinctions Human ecology Environmental influence on humans Human influence on nature Human beings - Extinction

Summary: A book about previous extinction events and possible threats to humans, from volcanoes, to asteroids, to pollution and diseases.

Save the people! : halting human extinction by McAnulty, Stacy 

Paperback(Little, Brown, 2023)

BTSB #: 617265 Available

Dewey: 576.84/NAges: 10-14   
AR: 7.1 MG F&P: Z

Genres:

Subjects: Extinction (Biology) Mass extinctions Human ecology Environmental influence on humans Human influence on nature Human beings - Extinction

Summary: A book about previous extinction events and possible threats to humans, from volcanoes, to asteroids, to pollution and diseases.

Sixth extinction : an unnatural history by Kolbert, Elizabeth 

BTSB Prebound(Godwin Books, 2024)

BTSB #: 528750 Available

Dewey: 576.84/NAges: 8-12   


Genres:

Subjects: Mass extinctions Extinction (Biology) Environmental disasters

Summary: Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.