title: Ancient Animals: Terror Bird
author:  Sarah L. Thomson 
description: K-Gr 2Imagine a predator that stands about seven feet tall and has an enormous hooked beak and long, thick, sharp talons. All of these traits combined to form the largest-known carnivore in the avian world, called the terror bird. It thrived in South America more than 15 million years ago but died out after a land bridge between South and North America formed. These facts, coupled with acrylic gouache illustrations that artfully depict the terrain and various items on the terror bird's menu as they are eaten, will appeal to children fascinated by predator/prey relationships and creatures of the past. The book includes a gallery of other flightless birds. The text is simple and straightforward, with short sentences and an open format. The author concludes with theories about the bird's demise.Maggie Chase, Boise State University, ID(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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  VENGEANCE FROM THE DEEP
  
  
  Isle of Blood
  
  
  ~ Book 3 ~
  
  
  Russ Elliott
  
  
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  Copyright 2018 Russ Elliott
  
  
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  Chapter 1
  
  
  THE OFFICIAL STORY
  
  
  A series of clicks and chirps echoed through the prehistoric jungle as a pack
  of phorusrhacids darted between the trees. Their large, feathered bodies
  whisked past vibrant leaves and draping vines. Reaching up to nearly ten feet
  in height, with huge hooked beaks, long legs and razor sharp talons, these
  
  
  “Terror Birds” more closely resembled velociraptors than any flightless fowl.
  
  
  Overhead, the dapples of sunlight streaming between the palm fronds grew
  brighter as they neared the edge of the jungle. Bursting through a cluster of
  leaves, the pack found themselves on the tropical sand, the rustling sounds of
  the jungle replaced by the tumbling surf.
  
  
  The pack slowed to a stop at the sight of the hazy sho