Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs - An Expedition to Madagascar

Informationen zum Autor Nic Bishop, who holds a doctorate in the biological sciences, is the photographer of many acclaimed books for children. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.Visit his website at: nicbishop.com    Klappentext The extinction of dinosaurs some sixty-five million years ago is one of the greatest biological catastrophes in the history of our planet. Yet in recent years, paleontologists have turned up increasing evidence that ancestors of one group of dinosaurs still fly among us: birds. Join Cathy Forster, one of the few female paleontologists working today, on an expedition to Madagascar in search of clues to the mystery of bird evolution. Zusammenfassung The extinction of dinosaurs some sixty-five million years ago is one of the greatest biological catastrophes in the history of our planet. Yet in recent years, paleontologists have turned up increasing evidence that ancestors of one group of dinosaurs still fly among us: birds. Join Cathy Forster, one of the few female paleontologists working today, on an expedition to Madagascar in search of clues to the mystery of bird evolution.

Product details

• Authors: Nic Bishop, Bishop Nic Bishop
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2002
• EAN: 9780618196821
• ISBN: 978-0-618-19682-1
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 273 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Scientists in the Field (Paper; Scientists in the Field (Paper; Scientists in the Field Series; Scientists in the Field
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Biology, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Birds, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Discoveries, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Careers, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Adventure & Adventurers, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Places / Africa