The Unicorn and Other Fantastic Animals Who Used to Exist

With the cooperation of professor and former director of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam Jelle Reumer

Once upon a time there was… a unicorn. A forty-foot shark. And a monstrous crocodile on upright legs. Long ago staggeringly colossal and remarkable creatures galloped across the earth. Whales and manatees the size of houses swam in the seas. The jungles were home to snakes that went on forever and rodents ten thousand times the size of your pet hamster. Walk, swim and fly alongside the most fantastic animals that ever lived. And with a few of the unlucky ones that are still around now, but might not be for long… This book will introduce you to the giant scorpion, the largest ever boa constrictor, the ancestor of the komodo dragon (which was bigger still), a gigantic shark, a humungous ape, the primeval whale, the giant land sloth, a colossal squid and many more fascinating animals!

Praise:

‘Lotte Stegeman takes you on a dizzying tour of animals that have become extinct. In this beautiful book they come back to life.’ – Kidsweek

‘Lotte Stegeman is your guide who leads you through the halls with a flood of interesting facts. With her muted palette, illustrator Marieke Nelissen creates an authentic historical atmosphere. A paper museum to hang around in for a long time.’ – Het Parool