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2) Fossils
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill., col. photos. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book describes fossil discoveries, how and when they were made, and what they tell us about the earth's history.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
72 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the 1938 discovery of the coelacanth, a fish previously believed to be extinct, and subsequent research about it.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
In simple cartoon style, tells the story of a twelve-year-old English girl's discovery in 1811 of an ichthyosaurus skeleton.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes a 1997 discovery of the fossilized remains of a dinosaur nesting ground and what it told the fossil hunters of the habits and behavior of the dinosaurs that used it.
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
79 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the work of paleontologists, beginning with Roy Chapman Andrews in the 1920s, who have searched in the Gobi Desert for evidence of dinosaurs.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Blue-blooded crabs? Platypus that sting? One-hundred-year old reptiles? Meet some of nature's longest-surviving species! Discover the stories of these incredible animals and find out how they help scientists piece together evolutionary history."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: A fascinating, highly visual biography of Mary Anning, the Victorian fossil hunter who changed scientific thinking about prehistoric life and would become one of the most celebrated paleontologists of all time. Perfect for children learning about woman scientists like Ada Lovelace, Jane Goodall, and Katherine Johnson.
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations (chiefly color ), map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This fascinating look at dinosaur science covers the last 150 years of dinosaur hunting, and illuminates how our ideas about dinosaurs have changed--and continue to change."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Neon Squid
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
153 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Take a trip to the ancient past to come face-to-face with legendary dinosaurs such as T. rex, Stegosaurus, and Triceratops. Find out about jaw-dropping discoveries, including dinosaurs that turned nto gemstones, pterosaurs the size of airplanes, and the island of the last mammoths."--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
What are fossils and how do they form? What kinds of fossils exist, and where are they found? This introduction to fossils covers the basics from the discovery of dinosaurs to the information fossils reveal about Earth's prehistoric past.
"This book introduces readers to fossils"--
18) Rocks & minerals
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Find our about the rocks beneath your feet and te minerals they contain. Discover how they are used--from the graphite in pencils, to precious metals and gems. Learn the secrets of ancient fossils and how new rocks are made." -- Back cover.
"Unearth a treasure trove of geological knowledge with this in-depth guide to over 500 rocks and minerals"--
19) Fossil
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Relaunch edition.
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discover what fossilized shells, bones, skulls, teeth, and plants tell us about the distant past.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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....
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