Explore fossils!

Explore fossils!

Cynthia L. Brown

Book - 2016

"Introduces readers to the study of dinosaurs and the history of life on Earth as revealed by fossils. Through hands-on projects, vocabulary boxes, and high-interest content, children discover how fossils form and learn about the landscape and the plants and animals that lived long ago. Scientists use radiometric dating to test these fossils to discover when they were made, what organisms made them, what those organisms used for energy, what killed them, and a whole lot of other information."--Page 4 of cover.

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Subjects
Fossils > Juvenile literature.
Published
White River, Vermont : Nomad Press [2016]
Language
English
Main Author
Cynthia L. Brown (author)
Other Authors
Bryan (Bryan A.) Stone (illustrator), Grace Brown (author)
Item Description
"With 25 great projects"--Front cover.
Physical Description
92 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience
860L
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781619303317
9781619303355
  • From the rocks
  • Clues to the past
  • Plants and microbe fossils
  • Animals, including humans!
  • Plant-eating dinosuars
  • Meat-eating dinosaurs
  • Boom and bust
  • How paleontologists work.
Review by Booklist Review

This latest title in the dependable Explore Your World! series takes on not just fossils but also the related topics of dinosaurs, geology, and ecosystems, as well as the role of scientists in discovering the past. Each chapter presents its information engagingly with plenty of well-inserted vocabulary support, age-appropriate riddles, and a cartoon explorer dinosaur wearing cargo shorts. Chapters conclude with several projects that engage creativity, exercise reason and math knowledge, and help practice observation skills. Required equipment and supplies are readily available in most households. The topic holds inherent interest to many in the target audience, and they should come away with a sound foundation in scientific fact, usable tips on how to derive evidence, and starting points from which to explore further. Browsers, of course, will have a fine time, but this book is even better suited for STEM programs, including those at camps and in museums.--Goldsmith, Francisca Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

The Browns intersperse indoor and outdoor activities with information about fossils, dinosaur, and paleontology in this entry in the Explore Your World! series. One early experiment helps readers get a sense of geological time by taking a 10-minute walk: the first step correlates to the Earth's formation, four billion years ago; step 460 stands for the present day, and humans pop up at step 459 1/2. Relevant vocabulary terms (radioactive decay, chloroplasts, theropods) appear and are defined throughout, and Stone's cartoons feature a recurring pair of unnamed animal paleontologists (one is a pterosaur), as well as help illustrate the various experiments. Clear, straightforward writing helps introduce sometimes complex topics like radiometric dating, as well as how human understanding of dinosaurs has changed through research and discovery. Ages 7-10. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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