| The First Dinosaur Eggs and Roy Chapman Andrews Contributor(s): Hartzog, Brooke (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823953297 ISBN-13: 9780823953295 Publisher: PowerKids Press OUR PRICE: $21.47 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Did you know that the tongue twister, "she sells seashells by the seashore, " stems from the life of Mary Anning, who, at age 12, discovered the first complete ichthyosaurus skeleton? Here is a treasure trove filled with gems of dinosaur lore. Make no bones about it -- your students won't find anything dry about these true tales of often-swashbuckling paleontologists and their fabulous fossil finds. Kids will be thrilled to learn about these real-life Indiana Joneses -- and how they used their knowledge to blast open some monstrous mysteries of the past! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Fossils - Science |
| Dewey: 567.909 |
| LCCN: 98010338 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Series: Dinosaurs and Their Discoverers |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 9.16" W x 9.36" (0.75 lbs) 24 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 26835 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Did you know that the tongue twister, "she sells seashells by the seashore, " stems from the life of Mary Anning, who, at age 12, discovered the first complete ichthyosaurus skeleton? Here is a treasure trove filled with gems of dinosaur lore. Make no bones about it -- your students won't find anything dry about these true tales of often-swashbuckling paleontologists and their fabulous fossil finds. Kids will be thrilled to learn about these real-life Indiana Joneses -- and how they used their knowledge to blast open some monstrous mysteries of the past |