Desert Dinosaurs: Discovering Prehistoric Sites in the American Southwest Contributor(s): Fredericks, Anthony D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0881509981 ISBN-13: 9780881509984 Publisher: Countryman Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Mountain (az, Co, Id, Mt, Nm, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure - Nature | Fossils |
Dewey: 567.900 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Arizona - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Desert Dinosaurs is one of the few books to combine literary adventure with the possibility of hands-on discovery. Its focus is on a non-scientist's discoveries about the dinosaurs that frequented Arizona and New Mexico's prehistoric lands, and it offers readers the encouragement and provides them the opportunity to make their own discoveries at those sites where they can actively participate. This sourcebook for scientific discovery is stuffed full of incredible facts and compelling data. Desert Dinosaurs offers readers insights, observations, and spirited examinations of the natural world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fredericks, Anthony D.: - Anthony Fredericks is the author of some 120 books and more than 400 articles. He has been an educator for 40 years and has worked with students of all ages, from elementary school through college. Fredericks currently teaches at York College in York, PA. |