Rubin, Sean
Summary: "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
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Owen, Ruth
Summary: This big book of 96 info-packed pages introduces young readers to all the key science and facts about dinosaurs in a fun question and answer format. The book's wide-ranging Q&As include: How did dinosaurs become fossils? What happens at a dinosaur dig? Who invented the word "dinosaur"? Were dinosaurs striped and feathery? Which dinosaur's bite was the most powerful? Did dino poops become...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ruby Tuesday Books 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Franco
Summary: To find the evil Mr. Bones, the young dino tracker, Mike Evans and his best friend, Shannon, follow a trail of fossils to an ancient dinosaur graveyard. The dino fossils Mr. Bones thought were in Australia are actually in Antarctica! But make no bones about it-- this villain still intends to cover every continent with his reborn dinosaur followers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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Summary: Way back in time, astonishing creatures lived on our planet. But they weren't all dinosaurs! In this book, you'll meet some of these amazing prehistoric creatures, from a very big fish with 7-inch teeth to a flying reptile. Based on specimens in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History, this book uses riddle-like rhymes and bright illustrations to reveal 16 creatures. With an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LACBarker, Chris (Chris Tijani)
Summary: Detailed color illustrations an informative text provide readers with facts about dinosaurs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Owen, Ruth
Summary: "From bones to giant teeth to enormous lumps of poop, dinosaurs left many fossils behind. How did the remains of dinosaurs become the rocky fossils we find today? Each title in this new series digs deep into one fascinating area of the Dinosphere. The expertly crafted text with strong visual cues to support new vocabulary will engage early readers as they build their reading confidence. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 560 OWEGibbs, Stuart
Summary: Teddy was all set for a campout at his friend Sage's family ranch, but then Sage gets terrible news: The skull of a rare dinosaur that was being excavated on his property has mysteriously vanished overnight in the middle of a rainstorm, even though it weighed 500 pounds. Not a single footprint has been left behind. Since the dinosaur was top secret, the police don't believe anyone outside the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD GIBOwen, Ruth
Summary: Fossil hunters have discovered the giant bones of a T. rex in a hot, dusty desert. It's time to call for help--and get digging! Each title in this new series digs deep into one fascinating area of the Dinosphere. The expertly crafted text with strong visual cues to support new vocabulary will engage early readers as they build their reading confidence. This 24-page book features controlled text...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 560 OWEEvan, Erin
Summary: Rome, A.D. 306. Emperor Constantine converts the Roman Empire to Christianity. Over the next two decades, his armies destroy pagan idols across Europe and the Middle East. England, A.D. 1830. Paleontologist Mary Anning writes to Sir Richard Owen, describing a fossil that she discovered in the cliffs of Lyme-Regis. She writes that the fossil is a large wing made of black bone. Montana, A.D....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkshares, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC EVALendroth, Susan
Summary: Set to the tune of "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush," budding paleontologists and dinosaur fans will go on an exciting fossil dig -- hiking the trail, scanning the ground, and making a find -- then discovering how to build a T. Rex from its bones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG LENAliki.
Summary: Briefly introduces various types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1988
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.91 ALICrichton, Michael
Summary: The year is 1876. Among the warring Indian tribes and lawless gold-rush towns of America's western territories, two paleontologists pillage the Wild West. They are hunting for dinosaur fossils, while surveilling, deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars. Into this treacherous territory plunges the arrogant and entitled Yale student William...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FICTION CRIBenton, M. J. (Michael J.)
Summary: Follows the evolution of the dinosaurs from the first dinosaurs to the mass extinction sixty-five million years ago.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2017
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Summary: "From dinosaurs like Stegosaurus and Giganotosaurus that ruled the land to the mammoths and giant sloths that followed them, discover all you have ever wanted to know about dinosaurs, fossils, and prehistoric life. Uncover amazing fossil facts about the first four-legged creatures; find out what it's like to be on a dinosaur dig; and marvel at some of the fiercest, most fascinating claws and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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Summary: "Scooby and the gang are digging for dinosaur bones for the museum when some of the bones go missing. Did a dinosaur ghost take them? It's up to the gang to find the missing bones and save the exhibit"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SODLendroth, Susan
Summary: "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 sciencesidebars. This is a fun and distinctive young dinosaur book."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LENAliki.
Summary: Briefly introduces various types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1988
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETMarkle, Sandra.
Summary: Describes the inner and outer workings of dinosaurs, discussing what has been learned about their anatomy, diet, and behavior from fossils.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 567.9 MARBarner, Bob.
Summary: With a lively rhyming text and vibrant paper collage illustrations, author-artist Barner shakes the dust off the bones found in museums to bring dinosaurs back to life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Barner 2001Levy, Janey
Summary: In this dynamic volume on a perpetually popular subject, budding paleontologists learn about a birdlike dinosaur in China, a fossilized dinosaur brain in England, and dinosaur feathers trapped in amber in Myanmar. They'll also come face-to-face with the largest dinosaur ever found, a reptile heavier than a Boeing 737, in Argentina. All of these amazing things have been discovered in just the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560.2 LEVCrane, Cody
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc 2021