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Les dinosaures: en os, en large et en travers ((Les Docudéments ; 15. Sciences))
Par Jean Le Loeuff, Christel Souillat. 1997
Repérer un terrain fossilifère ? Distinguer du premier coup d'œil un théropode d'un marginocéphale ? Facile... Os, œufs, becs, cornes…
et petits bobos, vous n'ignorerez presque plus rien des mastodontes de l'ère secondaire. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 1997.Graveyards of the dinosaurs: what it's like to discover prehistoric creatures (I Was There Ser.)
Par Shelley Tanaka, Philip J Currie, Mark Norell, Paul C Sereno. 1998
Describes paleontologists' discovery of dinosaur fossils at major sites in Mongolia, Canada, and Argentina. Presents information on the Oviraptor, Centrosaurus,…
and Herrerasaurus, among others. Discusses scientific evidence linking birds and carnivorous dinosaurs. Grades 4-7. 1998.Cleopatra rules!: the amazing life of the original teen queen
Par Vicky Shecter. 2012
Feathered dinosaurs
Par Christopher Sloan. 2000
Discusses the theory that birds are modern evolutionary descendants of dinosaurs, comparing their skeletons and bone structure. Describes the 1996…
discovery in China of theropod fossils showing feathers. Explains the functions of various feathers and possible evolution of arms to wings. For grades 4-7. 2000.Behind the mask: the life of Queen Elizabeth I
Par Jane Resh Thomas. 1998
Discusses Elizabeth from her birth in 1533 to her death in 1603 within the social and political context of the…
time in which she ruled. The author looks at the personal aspects of the queen's life, including why she never married. For junior high readers. 1998.Albertosaurus: death of a predator (Discoveries in palaeontology, #1)
Par Monique Keiran. 1999
Some 75 million years ago, one dinosaur ended its life. The dinosaur was an Albertosaurus -- distant cousin to the…
ferocious, meat-eating predator Tyrannosaurus Rex. But its death was also a beginning -- the start of its transformation into a fossil, which lay undiscovered for millennia until the forces of erosion brought the young dinosaur, once again, to light. Grades 4-7. 1999.To be a princess: the fascinating lives of real princesses (Scholastic Canada Madison Press Hardcover Ser.)
Par Laurie Coulter, Hugh Brewster. 2001
True stories of twelve real princesses reveal what life is like behind the palace walls. Among them: Queen Victoria, who…
ascended the throne at age 18, and Hawaii's Princess Ka`iulani, whose mother on her death bed declared that Ka`iulani would never be queen. Grades 5-8. 2001.Victoria: Queen And Empress (Immortals of history)
Par Neil Grant. 1970
Death to the King: the story of the English Civil War
Par Clifford Lindsey Alderman. 1968
An account of the public and private life of Charles I, whose belief in the absolute power of kings brought…
him into conflict with the Puritans in Parliament and precipitated the English Civil War and his decapitation. Junior and Senior High. 1968.Life: the first four billion years : the story of life from the big bang to the evolution of humans
Par Martin Jenkins. 2019
De-extinction: the science of bringing lost species back to life
Par Rebecca E. Hirsch. 2017
Describes the causes of the last five mass-extinction events and maintains that human activity is causing the sixth. Explores the…
pros and cons of using technology to resurrect extinct plants and discusses the new science that makes it possible. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2017Scaly spotted feathered frilled: how do we know what dinosaurs really looked like?
Par Catherine Thimmesh. 2013
Mammoths and mastodons: titans of the Ice Age
Par Cheryl Bardoe. 2010
Discusses what scientists have learned from the 2007 discovery in Siberia of a frozen baby woolly mammoth given the name…
Lyuba. Explains how research on fossil tusks, teeth, and droppings reveals differences between mammoths, mastodons, and modern elephants. For grades 4-7. 2010Global warming and the dinosaurs: fossil discoveries at the poles
Par Caroline Arnold, Laurie A. Caple. 2009
Discusses fossil evidence and scientific discoveries in Alaska, Canada, Siberia, Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia showing that dinosaurs lived…
not just in warm, tropical places but also in the cold and seasonally dark environments of the polar circles. For grades 3-6. 2009Bizarre dinosaurs: some very strange creatures and why we think they got that way
Par Christopher Sloan. 2008
Discusses the unusual features--giant beak, musical head, or wide muzzle--of eleven different dinosaurs and provides scientists' interpretations of the uses…
of these characteristics. Covers the 2006 discovery of a spiky skull that looked so nasty it was named Dracorex hogwartsia, meaning dragon king of Hogwarts. For grades K-3. 2008Rocks & fossils (Kingfisher knowledge)
Par Margaret Hynes. 2006
Explains basic facts about rocks above and below the Earth's surface and their usefulness as fuel, building material, and precious…
jewels. Discusses fossil remains from sea creatures, plants, insects, and dinosaurs and examines the clues they provide to the prehistoric past. For grades 4-7. 2006The Saudi royal family
Par Jennifer Reed, Jennifer Bond Reed. 2007
Presents the history and leaders of the Al Sauds, the nomadic tribe that rules the Middle Eastern country of Saudi…
Arabia. Highlights the conflicts between the Islamic religion and oil money and discusses the role of the country in the war on terror. For junior and senior high readers. 2007How dinosaurs took flight: the fossils, the science, what we think we know, and the mysteries yet unsolved
Par Christopher Sloan. 2005
Discusses the discovery in eastern China of the fossils of dinosaurs with feathers and wings. Focuses on the scientific investigations…
that led to the hypothesis that birds are descendants of ancient dinosaurs. Covers the evolution of feathers, flight, and birds. For grades 5-8. 2005George vs. George: the American Revolution as seen by both sides
Par Rosalyn Schanzer. 2004
Explores the character and beliefs of King George III of Great Britain and George Washington, commander-in-chief of the colonial army.…
Discusses the reasons they went to war and why there are no kings of the United States. For grades 4-7. 2004Ten kings: and the worlds they ruled
Par Milton Meltzer, Bethanne Andersen. 2002
Biographical sketches of ten powerful monarchs who reigned in past centuries--beginning with Hammurabi of Mesopotamia, who was famous for his…
code of laws, and ending with Peter the Great of Russia who wanted to modernize his country. Discusses how they used and abused power. Companion to Ten Queens ... (DB 46941). For grades 6-9. 2002