Books with title Dinosaur Discovery

An introduction to different dinos--and the people who discover and study them--from beloved nonfiction picture book master Gail Gibbons, now updated to the minute!Who discovers dinosaurs? What happens to a dinosaur bone when it's found? What exactly were dinosaurs, anyway, and how many different kinds were there? In this simple-but-thorough book, Gail Gibbons covers the basics of paleontology, dinosaurs, dinosaur families and evolutions, and the K-T extinction. Newly revised, Dinosaur Discoveries also includes updates that address dinosaur biology and details of the extinction event.

18 year old Dria McCorran is confused. Why does she feel so different from everyone around her? Why is she so hungry all the time? And why does she have these strange markings on her back that look almost--dragon-like? It's not until handsome Trey De Luca walks into her life that she feels a sense of belonging and an attraction she's never experienced. But when a white-haired stranger steals drops of her blood, the mystery of Dria's past begins to unfold...and the future of her kind is revealed to be in her hands. Can she save her race, AND the one she loves? Or will she sacrifice herself for all who fly secretly in the night?

Read the book that started it all! An entertaining tale of adventure for the whole family.Five children discover they have special powers. They are destined to save the world with these gifts.First, they must learn how to use them.Five cousins fall asleep in their grandparents' basement and share a dream. In it, they have special powers. Haley can leap across the room, Braden can move objects with his mind, Jack moves at super speed, and Jillian can make anything she wants appear before her eyes. What they don't know is they come from a long line of legendary warriors, Dream Fighters, and it is now their turn to join the fight. Led by their uncle, they learn of a centuries old order of people with special abilities just like their own. In order to protect the real world, they must stop an invasion by the evil Sarlak and his army of Gorgons. With only their uncle, himself trapped in Jillian's doll, as a guide, they must master their newfound powers and stop this attack before it starts. Along the way, they will discover their specific powers and understand how to use them, as well as control their fear and learn to work together, even when they really don't want to. Only hours before they were just normal kids playing video games in the basement. Now they wield the same powers they used in those games, only there are no save points or restarts. This time, everything counts and there are no second chances. From sinister traps and magical trickery, they will fight off Sarlak's plan and somehow find a way to save the day. Whose power will lead them to victory? Which one of them will fall under Sarlak's spell? This first book in the Dream Fighter Chronicles tells the story of how it all began for these future heroes. Discovery! is an action-packed and entertaining adventure for children from 8 to 88, offering readers young and old a chance to imagine the endless possibilities in the dream world. Intended to read like a video game, it will capture the imagination of all readers, pulling them into its magical world and leaving them on the edge of their seat.

Detailing the work of archaeologists, this series allows readers to learn about history in a fun, interactive way by piecing together stories from the past using real-life archaeological and scientific methods. A wall chart of interesting facts is also included. This exciting adventure takes students on a transatlantic fossil dig. Joining a team of paleontologists, this educational resource discusses the techniques and equipment used during excavations and examines the Jurassic era. The combination of proven facts and a detailed story line will both inform and entertain young readers.

The one thing Daniel wants the most in the world is a puppy. However, his parents always say it would be too much responsibility. Maybe when he's older. One day, lightning strikes the shed where his neighbor is always working on "science stuff". When he's playing outside later, Daniel hears a rustling in the bushes. Hoping for a puppy, he investigates, only to find a baby dinosaur! He knows his parents will never let him keep it, so he decides to keep it hidden in his play fort. Little does he know that baby dinosaurs are very curious and always hungry. Daniel must keep his new pet out of trouble and make sure it is properly cared for. But how is he going to keep a dinosaur a secret?

Children who love these fabulous creatures (and what kid doesn’t?) will be delighted to find more than just the same old dinos in this super collection of 35-plus saurus dot-to-dots. Instead of just the familiar Diplodocus, Triceratops, and Tyrannosaurus, the species here include the Achelousaurus, with rough, bumpy knobs on its nose and over its eyes; the Eotyrannus, or “Dawn Tyrant”, one of the earliest ancestors of the giant meat-eating tyrannosaurs; and the Neimongosaurus, whose fossils were recently found in China. Accompanying each dot-to-dot are facts on the dinosaur’s name, size, when and where it lived, and more. Best of all, when kids have finished connecting the dots, they can take their crayons and color in the pictures however they like because no one knows what colors these animals really were.

A never-before-published poem for children by the Nobel laureateIn the beginning there were just waveshammering at the obstacles . . .So begins a lovely, thought-provoking poem that Joseph Brodsky wrote in 1995. It is about the first discoverers of America -- fish, birds, then man. But it is also about a land that even today is full of secrets waiting to be discovered. Illustrated in collage and gouache by Vladimir Radunsky, this poem is, finally, a celebration of our world -- a world open to possibilities.