Author: Igor Ivanovich Akimushkin Illustrator: A. A. Rumyantsev Publisher: Avanta Series: Simple Science for Children ISBN: 978-5-17-152953-6 Pages: 240 (Offset) Design Weight: 320 g Dimensions: 217x143x18 mm
The book by Soviet biologist, writer, and children's science popularizer Igor Akimushkin "Traces of Unseen Beasts" tells of amazing animals previously unknown to science that have been encountered by humans. Some species have indeed been recognized as new, while the existence of others is questioned. You will learn how the king cheetah and bonobo were discovered, what vicuñas and okapis are, whether tigers could have lived in Australia, where forest elephants live, how fish came to walk on land, and much, much more. For middle school age
