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22) Dinosaur hunting
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes how paleontologists search for and study fossils.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"In 1811, while exploring the cliffs near Lyme Regis, England, 12-year-old Mary Anning made the find of a lifetime. There in the rocks was the skeleton of a strange creature. Mary's find was later named Ichthyosaurus, a reptile that lived more than 250 million years ago. Anning went on to have a long career finding and identifying dinosaur fossils. However, her work often went unrecognized by male scientists of the time, and she received little credit...
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Introduces young people to paleontology, from collecting the evidence and searching for clues, to developing and testing a theory. Revealing true stories about kids who have made paleo discoveries and providing young readers with the tools necessary to make the next big discovery, this book shows kids how to collect, clean, and study fossil samples in order to develop and further their own research interests. Examples from the fossil record and the...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"At home in her seaside town in England, little Mary Anning stared out her window. Unlike other children, Mary couldn't wait for a rainy day. Because when it rained...the bones were revealed. With her father and brother, Mary would go out searching the damp soil after a storm, with the hopes of finding something nobody had seen before: a dinosaur. After her father dies, Mary must continue her search, picking up his tools and venturing out alone. In...
Series
Reference shelf volume 83, no. 2
Pub. Date
2011
Description
"The articles collected in this volume ... are meant to give an overview of what we've come to learn about dinosaurs. Because our understanding grows and changes with each new discovery, the selections were culled exclusively from the past decade. Most are examples of what some would call "popular" science writing: pieces intended for anyone interested in the topic, not just experts." -- Preface.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Rex, a cute dinosaur with a big imagination and a big attitude, meets a friendly paleontologist...and soon discovers what dinosaurs are really supposed to be like. Did you know that dinosaurs have feathers? Rex doesn't take the news too well and hilarity ensues as the paleontologist helps the dinosaurs transform. In this unique take on dinosaur books for children, myths are busted with real facts in humorous rhymes and evolving art"--
Author
Pub. Date
c2019
Description
"Dinosaurs existed. That's a fact we accept today. But not so long ago, the concept that these giant creatures could have roamed Earth millions of years before humans was unfathomable. People thought what we know as dinosaur bones were the bones of giant humans. Of large elephants. Of angels, even. So, how did we get from angel wings to the T-Rex? The First Dinosaur tells the story of the idea of dinosaurs, and the chain of fossil discoveries and...