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61) Here we go digging for dinosaur bones: (sung to the tune of "here we go round the mulberry bush")
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Young paleontologists are invited on a fossil dig, set to the tune of Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush. Hike the trail, scan the ground, and make a find--then discover how to build a dinosaur from its bones. Includes song motions and bite-size science sidebars. This is a fun and distinctive young dinosaur book."--
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Conoce los dinosaurios y otras sensacionales criaturas prehistóricas con esta espectacular guía visual. Apréndelo todo sobre ellos: cómo eran, dónde vivían, qué́ comían, cómo se defendían de sus enemigos y muchas cosas más.
Learn all about dinosaurs with this visual guide!
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Little Mo is one of the first mammals on Earth and everything is new to him -- snow and ice, being home alone, and most frightening of all, dinosaurs! When a pack of triceratops decides to make Little Mo's cave their home, Mo musters all his courage and inventiveness to scare them away. Featuring stunning watercolor illustrations by Michael Foreman, OBE, Little Mos and the Great Snow Monster is a rollicking prehistoric adventure.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures in a new era.
66) Jurassic world
Publisher
Universal Studios & Amblin Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Twenty-two years following the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now includes a completely functioning dinosaur theme park, as once envisioned by John Hammond. After ten years of operation and decline in visitors, a unique attraction is designed to ignite visitor's interest, which fails horribly.
68) Mammoth
Author
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Paleontology geek and plus-size fashion blogger Natalie Page lands an internship working with a celebrated paleontologist, but she realizes that in order to stand out in a field dominated by men, she must first learn to stand up for herself.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Tooth and Claw tells the story of the feverish race between two brilliant, driven, and insanely competitive scientists--Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh--to uncover more and more monstrous fossils in the newly opened Wild West. Between them, they discovered dozens of major dinosaur species and established the new discipline of paleontology in America. But their bitter thirty-year rivalry--a "war" waged on wild plains and mountains, in...
Author
Series
Dinosaurs (Arnaud Plumeri) volume 3
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Everybody knows the Brontosaurs, but what about the Mamenchisaurus? The third chapter in the DINOSAURS saga delves deeper into the world of these fearsome lizards, exploring rarely discussed creatures like the Cryolophosaurus, taking a look at the spines of the Stegosaurus, and asking important questions like "What happened when a dinosaur had a toothache?" DINOSAURS is your guided tour through the rough-and-tumble world of the mightiest beasts to...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Whether you're a dinosaur fan or just simply enjoy practical hands-on projects, this dynamic dinosaur book combines creativity with a prehistoric twist. Each of the super-fun make-and-do projects in this book comes with simple step-by-step photographs and instructions that will inspire imaginative minds and bring the dinosaur world to life!
75) Game : Fossilis
Publisher
Kids Table Board Gaming
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
You are a paleontologist, about to embark on the dig of a lifetime. An incredible deposit of dinosaur fossils has been discovered, including bones from many different species and many eras ... it's an unprecedented find! Compete with other fossil hunters to cleverly clear away layers of terrain, collect fragments to trade for useful tools and supplies, and carefully extract the bones the museum needs to finish its exhiibits!
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since mysterious bones were found in 1822, scientists and artists have tried to figure out what the creature they came from looked like. But it seems that every time they've made up their minds, someone makes a new discovery, and they have to start all over. That's only fair, though--after all, it's how knowledge advances!"-- Publisher's website
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Learning about paleontology and fossil hunting under renowned scientist Dr. Iris Prez while attending summer camp in Colorado, the Aldens investigate an outbreak of strange events that local superstition attributes to a bigfoot creature roaming the valley.
Author
Series
Dinosaurs (Arnaud Plumeri) volume 1
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Zany paleontologist Indino Jones takes the reader on a trip through prehistory, offering facts about dinosaurs while the dinosaurs attempt to live their lives.
79) Pterodactyl
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Describes how the Pterodactyl and other pterosous were discovered, how paleontologists study their bones, and what the fossil evidence tells us about these ancient flying lizards"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Baby dinosaur bones in a fossil shop led Jack Horner on a hunt that would change our understanding of dinosaurs. Soon, he was digging through mounds of mudstone nests on a search to uncover the truth about duck-billed dinos. Follow along on the graphic adventure based on a true story to discover the nesting site of the Maiasaura. Then, take a trip back in time to learn all about the creatures that lived alongside Maiasaura and discover even more...
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