Animals of a Bygone Era: An Illustrated Compendium | 
pickI want to post images from every other page, but instead I will encourage all of you to pick up this compendium of extinct animals rendered in sweet line drawings, with very brief information and funny comments. The Swedish author/illustrator writes: “I hope that you learn something new and are reminded of the beautiful, complex and delicate history of this world.†Appealing to all ages and would make a great gift for a family.
Terror Birds (phorusrhacos) were once the largest predators in South America. (They were taller than a person!)
Modern dragonfly to the meganeura: “Well, you went extinct, so who‘s the boss now?â€
Humour starts right on the table of contents page, with a dinosaur reacting to the news that her kind will not be included in the book. And the hand-drawn art starts with the lovely #endpapers.
Book covers that represent my October reading. I haven‘t even posted reviews of all of them yet on Litsy. (Too busy reading.) I will make a separate post featuring my 5-star reads because if I try to star them above, the covers are so tiny that my stars will obliterate them. 😜
pickAnother really interesting and fun book by this author, this one about animals now extinct. The drawings are wonderful matched with the random facts about the creatures. I loved it. #readwomen
#readharder —> book about nature
pickMaja Säfström's somewhat whimsical illustrations perfectly accompany tidbits about animals that no longer roam our planet. âââ
