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Hehner, Barbara

Ice Age Mammoth: Will This Ancient Giant Come Back to Life?

32 pp. | Crown | October, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-375-81327-6 $$16.95 | Library ISBN 0-375-91327-0 $$18.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Mark Hallett. Beginning with a discussion of the Jarkov Mammoth, recently unearthed in a frozen state, the volume also describes mammoth physiology and way of life, traces its family tree, and speculates on the possibility of bringing these extinct creatures back to life through cloning. The capably written text is stronger than the serviceable color illustrations, but the book remains an intriguing introduction to mammoths. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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