{"product_id":"the-skull-in-the-rock-how-a-scientist-a-boy-and-google-earth-opened-a-new-window-on-human-origins-9781426310102","title":"The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins","description":"From the fossil hunter who discovered the \u003ci\u003eHomo naledi\u003c\/i\u003e fossils in September 2015, this book is an amazing account of Lee Berger's 2008 hunt -- with the help of his curious 9-year-old son -- for a previously unknown species of ape-like creatures that may have been direct ancestors of modern humans. The discovery of two remarkably well preserved, two-million-year-old fossils of an adult female and young male, known as \u003ci\u003eAustralopiitecus sediba\u003c\/i\u003e, has been hailed as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in history. The fossils reveal what may be one of humankind's oldest ancestors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerger believes the skeletons they found on the Malapa site in South Africa could be the \"Rosetta stone that unlocks our understanding of the genus Homo\" and may just redesign the human family tree. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerger, an Eagle Scout and National Geographic Grantee, is the Reader in Human Evolution and the Public Understanding of Science in the Institute for Human Evolution at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe focus of the book will be on the way in which we can apply new thinking to familiar material and come up with a breakthrough. Marc Aronson is particularly interested in framing these issues for young people and has had enormous success with this approach in his previous books: \u003ci\u003eAin't Nothing But a Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf Stones Could Speak.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerger's discovery in one of the most excavated and studied areas on Earth revealed a treasure trove of human fossils--and an entirely new human species--where people thought no more field work might ever be necessary. Technology and revelation combined, plus a good does of luck, to broaden by ten times the number of early human fossils known, rejuvenating this field of study and posing countless more questions to be answered in years and decades to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReleases simultaneously in Reinforced Library Binding: 978-1-4263-1053-9, $27.90\/$32.00 Can\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Geographic Kids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426310102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2012 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012 pg. 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012 pg. 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013 pg. 139 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e154478 \/ Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marc Aronson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917167202485,"sku":"9781426310102","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2ae7d254-5d4f-4478-a0fc-7069d4c77726.jpg?v=1687278939","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-skull-in-the-rock-how-a-scientist-a-boy-and-google-earth-opened-a-new-window-on-human-origins-9781426310102","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}