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Dinosaurs in the attic: an excursion into the American Museum of Natural History
Par Douglas J Preston. 1986
Somewhat whimsical history of Manhattan's American Museum of Natural History by a longtime museum staffer. No more than two percent…
of the museum's collection is on exhibit on its 700,000 square feet of floor space; the rest is squirreled away in twenty-three interconnected buildings. Preston takes us on a grand tour of its library of bones, labs, vaults, corridors, and storage rooms, reporting on the museum's mind-boggling treasuresCambrian ocean world: Ancient sea life of north america (Life of the Past)
Par John Foster. 2022
This volume, aimed at the general audience, presents life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than…
500 million years ago. The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history. During this immense span of time nearly every modern group of animals appeared. Although life had been around for more than 2 million millennia, Cambrian rocks preserve the record of the first appearance of complex animals with eyes, protective skeletons, antennae, and complex ecologies. Grazing, predation, and multi-tiered ecosystems with animals living in, on, or above the sea floor became common. The cascade of interaction led to an ever-increasing diversification of animal body types. By the end of the period, the ancestors of sponges, corals, jellyfish, worms, mollusks, brachiopods, arthropods, echinoderms, and vertebrates were all in place. The evidence of this Cambrian "explosion" is preserved in rocks all over the world, including North America, where the seemingly strange animals of the period are preserved in exquisite detail in deposits such as the Burgess Shale in British Columbia. Cambrian Ocean World tells the story of what is, for us, the most important period in our planet's long historyMammoths on the move
Par Lisa Wheeler, Kurt Cyrus. 2006
Join a pack of woolly mammoths as they trek south for the winter, braving fierce storms, deadly predators, and raging…
rivers while making their slow journey across the gorgeous unspoiled lands of this continent until finally they reach their goal. The author draws readers into the mystery of prehistory and of one of the most awesome beasts to ever walk the earth. For grades K-3Dark matter and the dinosaurs: the astounding interconnectedness of the universe
Par Lisa Randall. 2015
Physicist examines the nature of dark matter in the universe and hypothesizes its role in the extinction of dinosaurs sixty-six…
million years ago. Explores scientific understandings of the universe, Milky Way, solar system, and conditions for a habitable Earth in the early twenty-first century. 2015Battle of the dinosaur bones: Othniel Charles Marsh vs. Edward Drinker Cope (Scientific rivalries and scandals)
Par Rebecca L Johnson. 2013
Recounts the rivalry between paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope (1840-1897) and Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899). Discusses their ambitions, major scientific discoveries,…
and errors they made--such as incorrectly reconstructing bones--in their rush for fame. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2012Le présent du passé: l'actualité de l'histoire de l'homme (Poches Odile Jacob)
Par Yves Coppens. 2011
"Qui est l'ancêtre direct du genre humain ? En quoi la découverte de Lucy est-elle fondamentale ? Comment les premiers…
hominidés ont-ils quitté l'Afrique ? Qui étaient donc les petits hommes de Flores ? De quand dater les premiers peuplements de Chine ? Quel est le véritable inventeur du feu ? À toutes ces grandes questions, Yves Coppens, dans ce livre qui lui ressemble, à la fois profond et plein d'humour, donne des réponses tout à fait nouvelles.Partant des origines de l'homme, il nous raconte aussi la romanisation de la Gaule, l'industrie du sel ou encore la culture viking et nous fait prendre ainsi conscience de l'actualité étonnante de ce passé dont nous sommes tous issus." -- 4e de couvDanger in the desert: true adventures of a dinosaur hunter (Sterling Point Bks.)
Par Roger Cohen. 2008
Traces the life and career of American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960), whose 1922 expedition discovered an enormous dinosaur fossil…
trove in the Flaming Cliffs of Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Recounts Andrews's death-defying escapes from dangerous animals, terrain, and people while on the pursuit of scientific artifacts. For grades 6-9. 2008Dinosaur eggs discovered!: unscrambling the clues (Discovery!)
Par Lowell Dingus. 2008
Three scientists discuss their 1977 discovery in Argentina of dinosaur eggs, embryos, and fossilized bones. They explain their methods for…
identifying which dinosaurs laid the eggs and present evidence of what conditions killed the embryos and preserved the nesting grounds. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2008The discovery and mystery of a dinosaur named Jane (Prime)
Par Judith Williams. 2008
Describes the hard work and excitement of the Illinois Burpee Museum employees, from hunting for fossils in the Montana badlands…
in 2001 to the opening of the dinosaur exhibit in 2005 that features their discovery, a young Tyrannosaurus rex. For grades 3-6. 2008After the dinosaurs: mammoths and fossil mammals (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Charlotte Lewis Brown. 2006
Dinosaur tracks (Let's-read-and-find-out Science 2 Ser.)
Par Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld. 2007
Explains that fossils of dinosaur footprints found today are the result of tracks made and preserved millions of years ago.…
Includes an activity for making your own fossil handprints or footprints. For grades 2-4. 2007How to build a dinosaur: extinction doesn't have to be forever
Par James Gorman, John R. Horner. 2009
Paleontologist Horner and science editor Gorman explore the feasibility of re-creating dinosaurs without prehistoric DNA by manipulating genetic codes found…
in the embryos of modern birds, descendants of dinosaurs. Discusses principles of evolutionary developmental biology, scientific techniques, and ethical issues. 2009Beasts of Eden: walking whales, dawn horses, and other enigmas of mammal evolution
Par David Rains Wallace. 2004
Naturalist examines ancient mammal fossils and the paleontological battles about evolution that followed their discoveries. Discusses such scientists as Georges…
Cuvier, Richard Owen, Edward D. Cope, George Gaylord Simpson, and Stephen Jay Gould and describes their ideas and controversies. 2004The ape in the tree: an intellectual and natural history of Proconsul
Par Alan Walker. 2005
Anthropologists describe their adventures in East Africa hunting for the fossils of Proconsul, the last common ancestor between apes and…
humans. Discusses the original Proconsul skeleton discovered by Mary Leakey. Hypothesizes about the origins and life histories of various species of the ancient ape. 2005La conquête du cheval: une histoire génétique (Sciences)
Par Ludovic Orlando. 2023
Une histoire des chevaux et du long compagnonnage entre l'homme et cet animal qui lui a offert un moyen de…
parcourir le monde. Le paléogénéticien retrace cette aventure, vieille de 4.200 ans, depuis les steppes de l'ouest de la Russie et de l'Ukraine, montrant la grande diversité de populations de chevaux, leur évolution et leurs déplacements sur la planète au cours des siècles.De l'autre côté du trou noir (Mammouth rock)
Par Eveline Payette. 2022
Au spectacle de Noël de l’école, Louis propose à ses camarades d’assister à une expérience scientifique exceptionnelle qui permettra de…
vérifier une théorie sur le fonctionnement des trous noirs. En vue de sa démonstration, Louis a modifié l’aspirateur Shoptou de son père pour en accroître la puissance, et l’a intégré dans un appareil complexe. C’est son fidèle ami, le légendaire mammouth rock Mayonnaise, qui servira de cobaye dans cette grande aventure. Mais l’expérience n’est pas sans risques. Qu’y a-t-il de l’autre côté du trou noir? L’imperturbable Louis ne se laissera pas démonter par les découvertes imprévues qu’il fera !A magazine of wilderness travel, offering practical, "you can do it, here's how" advice to help you enjoy every trip.…
Filled with the best places, gear, and information for all kinds of hiking and camping trips, each issue delivers foldout maps and stunning color photography.A magazine of wilderness travel, offering practical, "you can do it, here's how" advice to help you enjoy every trip.…
Filled with the best places, gear, and information for all kinds of hiking and camping trips, each issue delivers foldout maps and stunning color photography.A magazine of wilderness travel, offering practical, "you can do it, here's how" advice to help you enjoy every trip.…
Filled with the best places, gear, and information for all kinds of hiking and camping trips, each issue delivers foldout maps and stunning color photography.