| A Dinosaur Named Sue: The Find of the Century (Scholastic Reader, Level 3): The Find of the Century (Level 4) Contributor(s): Robinson, Fay (Author), Sloan, Portia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0439099838 ISBN-13: 9780439099837 Publisher: Cartwheel Books OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: Found in the Badlands of South Dakota in 1990, "Sue" the dinosaur is the largest and most complete T-Rex fossil ever discovered. Young readers can learn about her amazing story, from beginning to the exciting restoration work leading up to her Spring 2000 debut. Full-color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner |
| Dewey: 567.91 |
| LCCN: 2001274161 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Series: Scholastic Reader Level 3 |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 5.98" W x 9" (0.22 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Prehistoric |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 58848 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Susan Hendrickson set out to explore the rocky terrain of South Dakota, she had no idea of the awesome discovery that awaited her. Susan had never found more than a few dinosaur teeth and small bones. But on a routine archaelogical dig one hot day in 1990, she came upon something that would astound the world; a 90% complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton -- the most complete T. rex ever discovered The T. rex was named Sue in honor of her founder. The Field Museum of Chicago bid more than 8 million dollars at a Sotheby's auction to make their museum Sue's home. Today, as scientists at the museum painstakingly work to restore Sue's bones, they are learning and discovering new information about T. rex and the times in which it lived. Visitors to the museum are given the rare opportunity to watch this work through a specially built fossil preparation lab enclosed in glass. Scientists expect to be learning important facts from Sue's bones for years, even centuries, to come |