Wild and Woolly Mammoths

Did you know...

• that wooly mammoths were plant eaters?
• that they lived during the Ice Age, protected by their thick coats and layers of fat?
• that their bones were used to make shelters, jewelry and even musical instruments?

Follow Aliki back thousands of years, to the time of the wooly mammoths—the ancestors of today's modern elephants. Learn about how they lived, what they ate and how they struggled to survival against their greatest enemy—humans. And find out what the wooly mammoth can teach us about the world we live in today.

Travel back thousands of years to explore the exciting world of woolly mammoths. Learn how they lived, what they ate, and how they struggled to survive against their greatest enemy—humans.
This revised edition includes text revisions and bold new illustrations, which bring new life to this backlist classic.

‘A fascinating glimpse of woolly mammoths and the cave dwellers who hunted them.’ — Starred Review/School Library Journal

An easy-to-read account of the woolly mammoth, a giant land mammal which has been extinct for over 11,000 years.

Did you know...

• that wooly mammoths were plant eaters?

• that they lived during the Ice Age, protected by their thick coats and layers of fat?

• that their bones were used to make shelters, jewelry and even musical instruments?

Follow Aliki back thousands of years, to the time of the wooly mammoths—the ancestors of today's modern elephants. Learn about how they lived, what they ate and how they struggled to survival against their greatest enemy—humans. And find out what the wooly mammoth can teach us about the world we live in today.

Travel back thousands of years to explore the exciting world of woolly mammoths. Learn how they lived, what they ate, and how they struggled to survive against their greatest enemy—humans.
This revised edition includes text revisions and bold new illustrations, which bring new life to this backlist classic.

‘A fascinating glimpse of woolly mammoths and the cave dwellers who hunted them.’ — Starred Review/School Library Journal

Children's Literature

Current knowledge about mammoths and their relatives (elephants) is reviewed in text and drawings. Clues from the fossil and archeological record are described-from the frozen mammoth carcasses found in Siberia to cave paintings in France. The reader is given a glimpse into Stone Age life and an introduction to the climactic changes of the Ice Age. A "Let's-Read-&-Find Out" book.

Aliki has written and illustrated many books, both fiction and nonfiction, loved by readers throughout the world. The books were inspired by a word, an experience, or the desire to find out. Aliki says, "I'm not so great at pushing buttons, but I know things happen when you do." Aliki lives in London, England.