Fossils from Lost Worlds
Author: Rajcak, Hélène
ISBN: 9781776573158
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 72
Dimensions: 328mm x 258mm x
Format: Hardback
Description:
Outstanding Science Book winner 2022, National Science Teachers Association and Children’s Book Council.
Walk in the footsteps of the first fossil researchers to discover the earliest creatures on Earth, in this large format fact-filled picture book.
Packed with full-page colour illustrations and comics, this visual and informative book for children ages 8 and up looks closely at the incredible creatures to once walk on our planet.
Young fossil and dinosaur enthusiasts can explore the story of a spiny sea worm without tail or head, a walking fish, a peaceful sea dragon, and, of course, dinosaurs including the tyrannosaurus and stegosaurus.
Told through comics, illustrations and data, Fossils from Lost Worlds is also a fascinating insight into paleontology itself. It shows how science is a process of thinking and rethinking, questioning and learning. Through illustrated timelines of animal reconstructions and major discoveries, we can track the beliefs and theories that have brought our knowledge to where it is today, including important personalities and historical female scientists.
This big book of fossil facts is a must-read for young dinosaur and fossil fanatics to share and learn together with the entire family.
“The careful curation of this parade of creatures takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the fossil record.” – New York Times
ISBN: 9781776573158
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 72
Dimensions: 328mm x 258mm x
Format: Hardback
Description:
Outstanding Science Book winner 2022, National Science Teachers Association and Children’s Book Council.
Walk in the footsteps of the first fossil researchers to discover the earliest creatures on Earth, in this large format fact-filled picture book.
Packed with full-page colour illustrations and comics, this visual and informative book for children ages 8 and up looks closely at the incredible creatures to once walk on our planet.
Young fossil and dinosaur enthusiasts can explore the story of a spiny sea worm without tail or head, a walking fish, a peaceful sea dragon, and, of course, dinosaurs including the tyrannosaurus and stegosaurus.
Told through comics, illustrations and data, Fossils from Lost Worlds is also a fascinating insight into paleontology itself. It shows how science is a process of thinking and rethinking, questioning and learning. Through illustrated timelines of animal reconstructions and major discoveries, we can track the beliefs and theories that have brought our knowledge to where it is today, including important personalities and historical female scientists.
This big book of fossil facts is a must-read for young dinosaur and fossil fanatics to share and learn together with the entire family.
“The careful curation of this parade of creatures takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the fossil record.” – New York Times
