{"id":310020,"date":"2024-10-16T15:43:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=310020"},"modified":"2024-10-17T15:16:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:16:59","slug":"the-illustrated-encyclopaedia-of-extinct-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/kids-club\/entertainment\/books\/the-illustrated-encyclopaedia-of-extinct-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Extinct Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you ready to discover some of the natural world’s most fascinating extinct and critically endangered animals? Look no further<\/strong>\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Extinct Animals <\/strong><\/em>from award-winning author and illustrator Sami Bayly<\/strong><\/em>, you can pore over beautifully detailed illustrations<\/strong> of some of the most fascinating extinct and critically endangered animals<\/strong> in the natural world. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Not only that, but you can discover how these species fit into the history of the animal kingdom<\/strong> and why they have become extinct <\/strong>or are under threat<\/strong>. Cool, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring awesome facts <\/strong>and astonishing illustrations<\/strong> of around sixty amazing animals<\/strong> \u2013 including the western black rhino<\/strong>, thylacine<\/strong>, dodo<\/strong>, South Island giant moa<\/strong> and Tapanuli orangutan<\/strong>, as well as megafauna such as the giant wombat-like diprotodon<\/strong> and the crocodile-like Quinkana<\/strong>. Plus creatures with mysterious origins like Delcourt\u2019s giant gecko<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Extinct Animals<\/em><\/strong> is the latest addition to the Illustrated Encyclopaedia collection<\/strong> by Sami Bayly<\/em><\/strong>, following The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals<\/em><\/strong>, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals<\/em><\/strong> and The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature<\/em><\/strong>. Awesome!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Also from Sami Bayly: <\/em>How We Came to Be: Surprising Sea Creatures<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>and How We Came to Be: Creatures of Camouflage and Mimicry<\/strong>,<\/em> the evolution stories behind some of the world\u2019s most remarkable creatures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speed-painting a diprotodon<\/strong>!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check out this super-cool video<\/strong> of author and illustrator Sami Bayly<\/strong><\/em> speed-painting a diprotodon \u2013 one of the illustrations in the book<\/strong>. Do you think you could try your hand at creating your own version of the creature<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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