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Book

All about fossils : discovering dinosaurs and other clues to the past

Call Number

  • J 560 CRAN (CEN, OSH, POW)

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Publication Information

New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc, 2021.

Physical Description

48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm.

Audience

4-6. Scholastic Inc.

Summary

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"--

Contents

  • Pieces of the past
  • A record of Earth's history
  • The big truth : are dinosaurs and birds related?
  • Fossil hunters
  • Amazing fossil finds
  • Fantastic fossil facts
  • Think like a scientist
  • Make your own fossils
  • True statistics.

Subjects

Added Authors

Gary LaCoste