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Chicago Review Press
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"Mary Anning was only 12 years old when she excavated the skeleton of an unknown animal. The discovery of the ichthyosaur was the dawn of a new age of science called paleontology, and Anning became one of the leading experts in the study of dinosaurs. Her discoveries helped lay the groundwork for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and changed the way scientists understood the past. Unfortunately, as a woman of the 1800s, Anning received almost no...
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Dinosaur George and the paleonauts volume 1
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Dinosaur George Media
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1st Edition
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English
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"Dinosaur George's uncle is missing! Professor Stone was the world's leading paleontologist. At least, until the day he disappeared. Now George is searching for him. No one knows where Professor Stone is, but that's not the only problem. They don't know when he is either. Thanks to Dr. Morgan's invention, the professor is lost in time. To save his uncle, George joins a team of scientists and explorers. Armed with hi-tech gadgets, they will travel...
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Universal Pictures
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Collector's edition; Widescreen version.
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English
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When renowned paleontologist Dr. Grant agrees to accompany a wealthy adventurer and his wife on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna, InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric creatures, he has no idea that he was brought along for a totally different reason. When their plane crashes and they become stranded, they discover the island's native inhabitants are smarter, faster, fiercer and more brutal than imagined.
5) Big tree
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"A mysterious voice has been speaking to Louise in her dreams. She and her brother Merwin are Sycamore seeds, who hope to one day set down roots and become big trees. But when a fire forces them to leave their mama tree prematurely, they find themselves catapulted into the unknown, far from home. Alone and unprepared, they must use their wits and imagination to navigate a dangerous world―filled with dinosaurs, meteors, and volcanoes!―and the fear...
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Dinosaur George Media
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Library edition.
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English
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"Dinosaur George's uncle is missing! Professor Stone was the world's leading paleontologist. At least, until the day he disappeared. Now George is searching for him. No one knows where Professor Stone is, but that's not the only problem. They don't know when he is either. Thanks to Dr. Morgan's invention, the professor is lost in time. To save his uncle, George joins a team of scientists and explorers. Armed with hi-tech gadgets, they will travel...
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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English
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Twenty-two years following the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now includes a completely functioning dinosaur theme park, as once envisioned by John Hammond. After ten years of operation and decline in visitors, a unique attraction is designed to ignite visitor's interest, which fails horribly.
10) Mammoth
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Turner Publishing Company
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English
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Paleontology geek and plus-size fashion blogger Natalie Page lands an internship working with a celebrated paleontologist, but she realizes that in order to stand out in a field dominated by men, she must first learn to stand up for herself.
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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First edition.
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English
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"Fossil Men is the riveting science-adventure story of the brilliant team who discovered the "Ardi" skeleton, a human more than a million years older than the famous Lucy, and their 20-year quest to redefine our understanding of human evolution"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Dinosaur bones
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English
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With a lively rhyming text and vibrant paper collage illustrations, author-artist Bob Barner shakes the dust off the dinosaur bones found in museums and reminds us that they once belonged to living, breathing creatures. Filled with fun dinosaur facts (a T. Rex skull can weigh up to 750 pounds!) and an informational "Dinometer," Dinosaur Bones is sure to make young dinosaur enthusiasts roar with delight.
15) Fossil
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English
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Different kinds of animals from bacteria and algae to birds and mammals are included in this informative guide.
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Holiday House
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English
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A giant meteor blasts an enormous crater into Earth's surface, causing the end of what scientists call the Age of Dinosaurs. Here are the most recent theories about the history of dinosaurs, along with amazing facts about dinosaur discoveries. Gail Gibbons discusses the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and many of the non-bird dinosaurs that lived during each of those times. Each dinosaur is described with lots of detail for aspiring paleontologists,...
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Princeton University Press
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English
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David Hone is a palaeontologist and Reader at Queen Mary University of London. He has written about dinosaurs for leading publications such as National Geographic, The Guardian, The Telegraph and HuffPost. His books include The Tyrannosaur Chronicles: The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs.
The revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of dinosaurs
In just the past twenty years, we have learned more about dinosaurs than we did in...
20) Dinosaur!
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English
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Text and photographs explore the world of the dinosaurs, focusing on such aspects as their teeth, feet, eggs, and fossils.
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