The Sixth Extinction (young readers adaptation): An Unnatural History

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Author: Elizabeth KolbertTitle: The Sixth Extinction (young readers adaptation): An Unnatural HistoryBinding: HardcoverNumber Of Pages: 224Release Date: 2024Details: In this young readers adaptation of the New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before.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. Adapting from her New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning adult nonfiction, Elizabeth Kolbert explores how humans are altering life on Earth.EAN: 9781250793423Package Dimensions: Height: 9 Inches, Length: 5.999988 Inches, Weight: 1 pounds, Width: 0.999998 InchesLanguages: en Show more