fossils

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Dinosaur eggs

2007
Explores what is found within a dinosaur egg, describes the different ways scientists study them, and compares them with bird eggs.

Investigating minerals, rocks, and fossils

2012
Together, minerals, rocks, and fossils communicate much about Earths history. Readers are invited to take a closer look at the materials that have, in many ways, facilitated life, and to explore the types and categories of minerals, rocks, and fossils alike.

Remarkable creatures

2010
Nineteenth-century fossil hunter Mary Anning and spinster Elizabeth Philpot form a friendship based on their interest in science, and, when Mary's work is put into question by individuals who believe it goes against their religious beliefs and men in her field try to take credit for it, Elizabeth's loyalty to Mary becomes invaluable to her.

Lost creatures of the earth

mass extinction in the history of life
2001
Explores the phenomenon of the mass extinction of species, beginning with a brief synopsis of historical geology, followed by an examination of major extinction events throughout Earth history, and a look at the major theories proposed as to why they occurred.

Curious bones

Mary Anning and the birth of paleontology
2002
Recounts the life and work of Mary Anning, who collected fossils throughout her life and made major discoveries in paleontology when that branch of science was first emerging.

Written in stone

a geological history of the Northeastern United States
2001
Traces the geological time changes that shaped the land from Maine to New Jersey.

An introduction to fossils and minerals

seeking clues to the earth's past
2000
Covers the geological history of the earth as well as the lastest technology which is being used to study it.

Angry Birds playground

dinosaurs : a prehistoric adventure!
2013
The Angry Birds find a dinosaur bone and take an imaginary trip through time while teaching readers about dinosaurs.

Encyclopedia prehistorica

sharks and other sea monsters
2006
Presents facts on the prehistoric underwater world and more than thirty-five intricate pop-up illustrations of ancient sharks, scorpions, mollusks, amphibians, reptiles, and marine mammals and birds.

Margaret & H.A. Rey's Curious George's dinosaur discovery

2006
Curious George and the man in the yellow hat help some scientists dig for dinosaur bones.

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