Wally was planning to do his science project on his pet iguana. But just as he was getting started, he made a major discovery sure to rock the scientific community. He saw a dinosaur. Not a fossil, but a real dinosaur, right outside his bedroom window. Dinosaurs are alive -- and living among us. In fact, they are right in Wally's backyard! With the aid of stunning eyewitness accounts, 'The Extinct Files: My Science Project' details the habitat, diet, grooming, health and fitness, communication and recreation of the contemporary dinosaurs, and much more. Wally has done his homework and it shows. His project follows tried-and-true scientific methodology and contains page after page of photographic evidence. But his shocking conclusion shows that today's dinos guard their privacy fiercely ? AGES: 5-8 AUTHOR: Wallace Edwards, is a freelance illustrator. He has created artwork for magazines, posters and the Toronto Zoo. His first children's picture book, 'Alphabeasts', won the 2002 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature Illustration. Wallace's third book, 'Mixed Beasts' was also shortlisted for the Governor General's Award and won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award.