Monster Stones: The Story of a Dinosaur Fossil (Science Works)

Monster Stones: The Story of a Dinosaur Fossil (Science Works)

by Matthew Lilly (Illustrator), Matthew Lilly (Illustrator), Jacqui Bailey (Author)

Synopsis

This series uses cartoon style illustrations and humorous narrative text to make key topics in Science and Geography both accessible and engaging. This approach encourages children to read about and understand complex ideas. This book takes the reader back millions of years to tell the story of a dinosaur's death. Through this story, we discover how fossils are formed. We also learn how they are discovered, removed, researched and preserved in museums. This book also contains an experiment, more great facts to know, useful websites and an index.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Edition: 1
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 05 Jul 2004

ISBN 10: 0713662522
ISBN 13: 9780713662528
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: Colourful cartoon style illustrations, speech bubbles and lively text make scientific ideas easy to understand Key topics for primary schools presented in a unique way Includes fascinating fact boxes, a themed experiment, a list of useful websites and an index Created with the help of expert consultants including scientists from the Department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge University and the Thames Explorer Trust Life Finds its Feet, a title in the earlier Cartoon History series was shortlisted for the prestigious Aventis Prize for Science, for the Blue Peter Book Awards and has been chosen as a recommended read for World Book Day 2003.

Author Bio
Jacqui Bailey is an award-winning author with more than 20 children's information books to her name, including A Cartoon History of the Earth series.