Moa -- Aurochs -- Elephant bird -- Steller's sea cow -- Indian Ocean giant tortoises -- Passenger pigeon -- California grizzly -- Thylacine -- Lions -- Red wolf -- Tigers -- Baiji -- Rhinoceroses -- Written in the Earth: the sixth extinction & the anthropocene -- Call to action.
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Junior Library Guild
Summary
Last of the giants tells the stories of thirteen giant species who once dominated our world but who have suffered loss and extinction in modern times. What happened when humans first met these beasts, and what role have we played in their demise? Most of all, how can we change the fate of giant species today?
