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You haven't changed a bit! Living fossils, or modern-day animals that very closely resemble their ancient relatives. Meet the coelacanth, horseshoe crab, dragonfly, tuatara, nautilus, and Hula painted frog. All are living fossils. Why have they changed so little over time, while other animals evolved or went extinct? Using contrasting "then" and "now" illustrations, veteran nonfiction writer Caroline Arnold alternates between a prehistoric creature...
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Fossils give us a window to the past. Water, sediments, and pressure work together over time to preserve the shape of things that lived long ago. Studying these ancient plants and animals tells us more about our own existence. Have you ever searched for fossils? Unearth some in this book.
6) Dinosaur!
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Text and photographs explore the world of the dinosaurs, focusing on such aspects as their teeth, feet, eggs, and fossils. From cover to cover, this openly invites the reader to discover the delights of dinosaurs. The visual appeal is impressive. The text is informative. Fossilization, skeleton reconstruction, and a superb time scale round out a stunning and compelling book. Complete, authoritative, exact, and imaginative, it is sure to survive when...
8) Mary Anning
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Mary Anning in The My Itty-Bitty Bio series is a biography for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Mary Anning in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. The series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range of backgrounds and professions. Includes a timeline, primary sources, glossary, and index. The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest...
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Aren't you curious about what Earth was like long ago? What creatures lived before us? What happened to the dinosaurs? Curious about Fossils explains why and where fossils form and looks at the colorful lives and important discoveries of some of the great early fossil hunters and collectors. Then the adventure continues into modern times, where scientists on fossil hunts in places like North Dakota's Hell Creek Formation use computers and other technology...
10) Fossils
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How do we know about prehistoric humans and dinosaurs who walked on Earth millions of years ago? Fossils give us knowledge about all these ancient stories that have been buried with time. What can we learn from fossils? Readers will be surprised as they find out from this colorful, easy introduction to science concepts.
11) Fossils
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"In this book, readers will learn about the fascinating stories behind fossils and how they are preserved. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn more about how fossils form, the shapes they take, and where they can be found"--
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"As a kid, Mary Anning loved hunting for fossils with her father. One day, that hobby led to an unexpected discovery: the skeleton of a creature no one had never seen before! Mary had unearthed a dinosaur fossil, the first to ever be discovered. Her find reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world and led to the beginning of a brand new field of study: paleontology. For the rest of her life, Mary continued to make astonishing finds and her...
13) Fossils
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Introduces the world of fossils including information on where they are found, how they are formed, and how they are classified; also describes many of the various kinds.
14) Fossils
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"From giant dinosaur bones to rocky poop from millions of years ago, fossils can show us a lot about the animals and plants that used to live on Earth. But what do you know about these rocky remains? Dig in to find out how fossils form, see what they look like up close, and learn how they teach us about life long ago. It's key Earth science curriculum made approachable for all!"--
15) Fossils
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This book provides a simple and fun introduction to fossils, discussing different kinds of fossils, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and properties. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book will show you how amazing fossils can be: from the prehistoric woolly mammoth body in Siberia and dinosaur remains to petrified forests.
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"Kids will explore the world of dinosaurs in this new atlas, featuring T. Rex, Spinosaurus, Triceratops, Diplodocus, Brontosaurus, and more, covering ancient Pangaea to the modern-day continents and such topics as fossils and prehistoric landscapes."--
20) Fossils
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces fossils to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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