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Poynter, Margaret

Doomsday Rocks from Space

48 pp. | Enslow | February, 2011 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-3673-4 $23.93
New ed. (1996)
(3) 4-6 Bizarre Science series. If readers ignore the gimmicky series title and dripping purple caption boxes, they'll find this revised book contains an informative text and engaging illustrations. Five chapters cover astronomy-based explanations behind dinosaurs' extinction, some history of meteoric activity on Earth, current threats to the planet, and the possibility of future catastrophic events. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind
Reviewer: Sarah Novogrodsky

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