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Fossils are the remains of animals and plants that lived thousands or millions of years ago - so they're the best way for us to understand how we, and other species, have evolved over time.
This book introduces young readers to the importance of palaeontology and shows the beliefs and myths that have advanced - and inhibited - our understanding of evolution. It's full of facts and photos of real-life excavations from all over the world. It gives advice on where to find fossils and how to treat ancient remains with care. There are brilliant, fun snippets, like the fact that people thought the coelacanth fish had been extinct for 66 million years - then, in 1938, living coelacanths were discovered off the coast of Africa! For thousands of years, people found dinosaur fossils but did not know what they were. The ancient Chinese thought they were dragon bones.
Fossils are the remains of animals and plants that lived thousands or millions of years ago - so they're the best way for us to understand how we, and other species, have evolved over time.
This book introduces young readers to the importance of palaeontology and shows the beliefs and myths that have advanced - and inhibited - our understanding of evolution. It's full of facts and photos of real-life excavations from all over the world. It gives advice on where to find fossils and how to treat ancient remains with care. There are brilliant, fun snippets, like the fact that people thought the coelacanth fish had been extinct for 66 million years - then, in 1938, living coelacanths were discovered off the coast of Africa! For thousands of years, people found dinosaur fossils but did not know what they were. The ancient Chinese thought they were dragon bones.
Wh at is a Fossil? 4
How Fossils Form 6
Hunting for Fossils 8
Sea Creatures 10
Discovering Dinosaurs 12
Strange and Extinct 14
Wonderful Wings 16
Precious Plants 18
Our Family 20
Fossil Guide 22
Glossary 23
Index 24
Claudia Martin is the author of many children's books and has worked in publishing for over 20 years. Her favourite subjects include geography, history, animals and technology. Recent books published are titles in the My Little Book of... series, History Detectives: London, Makerspace Survival and Robot Pioneers.
Despite being targeted at a younger audience, I feel all children
would appreciate these books as it would allow older children to
conduct independent research and information retrieval...The text
is presented clearly and is easy to read, with clear sub headings
allowing the reader to find specific information. The photos used
are of high quality and use landscapes from around the world,
allowing the children to understand where the rocks could be
found.
*The Reading Zone*
Fossils are the remains of animals and plants that lived thousands
or millions of years ago and what makes them especially fascinating
is the fact that we may all have the chance to find them. And this
book shows where to find them, if we do, how to treat them with
care. It is a complex subject, introduced here in a clear way that
children will find accessible; the information is basic but plenty
for lower KS2 children and it will encourage further research. The
photographs are excellent and good text accompanies them;
fact are shown in fact boxes that are distinct and easy
to use. There is also a useful index.
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