fossils

Discusses the work of paleontologists searching in the Sahara desert for dinosaur fossils in 2000.

Explores the history and science of ten of the most frightening dinosaurs, including the triceratops, kronosaurus, masiakasaurus, and troodon, and includes humorous illustrations, fact boxes, and sidebars.

An introduction to fossils, explaining what they are, how they form, the different types, where they are found, and how scientists learn from them.

Photographs and captions describe the characteristics of different kinds of minerals, gemstones, and metals.

Text and illustrations provide young readers with information about the lives of animals that lived on the Earth millions of years ago, and show how scientists learn about the past by studying fossils.

Tells the story of the evolution of fish into creatures that could exist out of water.

Describes the formation and characteristics of animal fossils, including those of trilobites, lobe-finned fishes, and dinosaurs, and explains how they give us information about the history of the earth.

Illustrations and text introduce children to the best-known dinosaurs of the middle and late Jurassic Epochs, examining their physical characteristics, behavior, impact on the planet, and other related topics.

Explores the evolution of life in the late Triassic and early Jurassic epochs, a period that saw the emergence of the earliest herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs.

Explores early prehistoric life during the Cambrian Period including marine life in the oceans and the Earth's first predators.