Animal A Day!

By Hannah Bonner Hardcover : 48 Pages March 1, 2004 The second book of Bonner's book chronologically, (though the first published)  When Bugs Were Big  takes a look at the Carboniferous and Permian periods. This span includes the movement to land by insects and tetrapods, the changing world, and the mass extinction that would give way to the Mesozoic and the age of the Dinosaurs. Once again Bonner has created a text that explains the timeperiod in a fun, illustrated way.

By Hannah Bonner Paperback : 48 Pages September 8, 2009 Chronologically the first of two books by Bonner,  When Fish Got Feet...  explores the rise of fish in the Silurian and Devonian periods with wonderful comics, cartoons and illustrations. She takes difficult material, such as the rise and fall of the very fish classes (Sharks! Acanthodians! Placoderms! Bony Fish!) and makes it accessible to a younger audience. Even as an adult I really enjoyed this book and it gave me some wonderful ideas on future things to learn about!