Dinosaur Discovery: Everything You Need to Be a Paleontologist

Dinosaurs like you've never seen them before--in a book packed with more than 25 hands-on experiments.

What do dinosaurs look like from the inside out? Take a journey with renowned paleontologist Chris McGowan as he examines species from Allosaurus to T. Rex! Along with each creature are experiments that kids can do on their own to make sedimentary rock, replicate a fossil, and uncover how we know what we know about dinosaurs, even though they've been extinct for millions of years. More than twenty-five hands-on experiments include Breaking Bones, which uses chicken bones to see how fossils were preserved; creating a replica of a feathered Archaeopteryx fossil; and using a turkey neck to dissect a Brachiosaurus' bone structure. You'll be a paleontologist in no time!

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/28/2011
ISBN: 9781416947646
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 12.26h x 9.38w x 0.44d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2011
Booklist 06/01/2011 pg. 57
School Library Journal 07/01/2011 pg. 116
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 428 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 144382 / Dinosaur Discovery: Everything You Need to Be a Paleontologist
Reading Level: 6.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1