Woolly Mammoth: Mammuthus

Woolly Mammoth: Mammuthus book cover — GRAPHIC PREHISTORIC ANIMALS WOOLLY MAMMOTH MAMMUTHUS TN pm ILLUSTRATED BY ALESSANDRO POLUZZI Smart Apple Media

Woolly Mammoth: Mammuthus — page 1 — WHAT IS A WOOLLY MAMMOTHD MAMMTHUS IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME FOR ALL MAMMOTHS The woolly mammoth lived around 200 000 to 4 000 years ago during the Pleistocene and Holocene periods Fossils and mummies of its skeleton have been found in North America Northern Europe and Asia see page 22 i It had big teeth four molars and two A tusks The tusks curved inward to help balance their weight t were to Its tusks used A clear away snow from the ground to feed to rub bark from trees and to fend off predators It stored a i It used AN its tusks in fights with rival males hump of fat on its shoulders to help it survive the lean winters ii It had two fingertips at the end of its trunk that could pluck grass and plants MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS FIRST MAMMOTH MEASURED UP TO 11 FEET 3 4 m HIGH AND WEIGHED 6 TONS 5 443 KG THE it Its outer fur was 3 feet 1 m LARGEST TUSKS WERE A long Under that was a shorter 14 FEET 4 3 m LONG coat and beneath its skin there I was a 4 inch 10 cm layer of fat This would be a woolly mammoth and

Woolly Mammoth: Mammuthus

Woolly Mammoth: Mammuthus

In graphic novel format, tells the story of a day in the life of a Mammuthus, or Woolly Mammoth.

About This Book

By: Gary Jeffrey

Illustrated by: Alessandro Poluzzi

Published by: Smart Apple Media by Black Rabbit Books

9-12Age Range

-AR

22Pages

Pre-HistoricSubject

-Lexile

5-20 minsReading Time

-Guided Reading

-Fountas & Pinnell

-DRA

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