Animals of a Bygone Era: An Illustrated Compendium Marissa Valdez Elle is just another teenage

Elle is just another teenage girl

and a love of RPG adventure stories

and braving complicated friendships

Each gem comes in its own self-sealing bag

where she and her very first group of friends restore an abandoned rooftop garden

Animals of a Bygone Era: An Illustrated Compendium Marissa Valdez Elle is just another teenageA beautifully illustrated collection of fascinating, surprising, and funny facts about extinct animals. In the past, amazing and strange animals roamed the earth, including giant sea scorpions, tiny horses, enormous sloths, and fierce "terror birds." These and many more fantastic extinct animals are illustrated in this whimsical collection by Swedish artist Maja Sfstrm.