Land of Giants: The Biggest Beasts that Ever Roamed the Earth

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Discover the biggest creatures to have roamed the Earth, past and present, from the outright biggest - such as the colossal blue whale and the dinosaur Argentinosaurus - but also species that grew to monstrous sizes compared to others of their kind, such as the giant kangaroos of Australia, a beaver the size of a bear, and Pelagornis, a giant bird with a wingspan almost as long as a bus! You'll meet the giants of the forest, plains, rivers, sea and sky through vibrantly illustrated scenes of them in their natural habitats and compare the size of these humongous creatures to humans. A gatefold spread unfolds to reveal a visual timeline showing when they roamed the Earth.

Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of over 150 books for children and adults. These include the Blue Peter Book Award-winningThe Colours of History,Eye Benders: The Science of Seeing and Believing, winner of the prestigious Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2014, andCool Technology, which won the School Library Association Information Book Award 2013. Clive lives in Manchester, UK. WhenHoward Gray was younger, he was always content with a few sheets of paper and whatever else he could lay his hands upon to make his mark. Growing up, he was also captivated by animals and nature Howard pursued Art throughout school but, after much deliberation, he decided to pursue a career in science, completing a BSc in Zoology and then a PhD in Arabian bottlenose dolphin genetics! Now a doctor in genetics, Howard has returned to his dream career of becoming an illustrator. Howard lives in Durham, UK.