Schmitt, Armin
Summary: An exploration into the world of dinosaurs, presented by paleontologist Armin Schmitt. Through firsthand experiences and groundbreaking research, Schmitt delves into the lives of these ancient creatures, showcasing global excavations and remarkable discoveries. While familiar favorites like Tyrannosaurus rex make appearances, Schmitt also addresses intriguing questions, such as the excavation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 567.9 SCHBenton, M. J. (Michael J.)
Summary: The world's leading paleontologist takes us on a visual tour of the latest dinosaur science, illustrated with accurate and stunning paleoart.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 567.9 BENSummary: "Introduce young readers to the wonders of the prehistoric era and answer little kids' big questions about dinosaurs. Covering millions of years of prehistory and following in the footprints of the biggest reptiles to walk the Earth . . ."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Applesauce Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 KIDFaruqi, Saadia
Summary: Second grader Ali Tahir considers himself to be a dinosaur expert, but on a class field trip to the natural history museum, Ali keeps getting his facts wrong, and is embarrassed in front of his friends and classmates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC FARWoodward, John
Summary: Brings the extraordinary animals of prehistory to life, using the latest in digital technology. Take a journey through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous worlds to discover giant predatory reptiles lurking in the seas, pterosaurs the size of small planes soaring through the skies, and colossal dinosaurs striding over the land. Meet the monstrous mammals that cam next, such as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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Summary: The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 567.9 KERKudlinski, Kathleen V.
Summary: Examines what is known about dinosaur bones, behavior, and other characteristics and how different the facts often are from what scientists, from ancient China to the recent past, believed to be true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 KUDRaup, David M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 560 RAUTaylor, Michael (Michael Hugh)
Summary: "When the twelve-year-old daughter of a British carpenter pulled some strange-looking bones from the country's southern shoreline in 1811, few people dared to question that the Bible told the accurate history of the world. But Mary Anning had in fact discovered the 'first' ichthyosaur, and over the next seventy-five years--as the science of paleontology developed, as Charles Darwin posited...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 231.7 TAYDolnick, Edward
Summary: "In the early 1800s the world was a safe and cozy place. But then a twelve-year-old farm boy in Massachusetts stumbled on a row of fossilized three-toed footprints the size of dinner plates-the first dinosaur tracks ever found. Soon, in England, Victorians unearthed enormous bones--bones that reached as high as a man's head. No one had ever seen such things. Outside of myths and fairy tales, no...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2024
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Summary: Way back in time, astonishing creatures lived on our planet. But they weren't all dinosaurs! In this book, you'll meet some of these amazing prehistoric creatures, from a very big fish with 7-inch teeth to a flying reptile. Based on specimens in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History, this book uses riddle-like rhymes and bright illustrations to reveal 16 creatures. With an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LACMcClatchy, Lisa.
Summary: Phillip and Nanny are taking Eloise to see the dinosaurs, but will she behave?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MCCCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MCCManushkin, Fran
Summary: Katie, her father, JoJo, and Pedro are on a special sleepover at the museum; but at night the dark halls are spooky, and it is easy to imagine that the dinosaurs are ghosts haunting the museum--and when Mr. Woo disappears the children become frightened.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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Summary: A great introduction for young children to ever-popular topics, with charming pictures and simple text perfect for reading and talking about with young children. Topics covered include Our World, Space, Science, My Body, Animals, Dinosaurs and Long Ago.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: J Teach EncyRieppel, Lukas
Summary: A lively account of how dinosaurs became a symbol of American power and prosperity and gripped the popular imagination during the Gilded Age, when their fossil remains were collected and displayed in museums financed by North America's wealthiest businesstycoons. Although dinosaur fossils were first found in England, a series of dramatic discoveries during the late 1800s turned North America...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 560.75 RIEHoltz, Thomas R.
Summary: "Provides an annotated timeline of the discovery of Brachiosaurus, including details on the scientists, dig sites, fossils, and other findings that have shaped our knowledge of this dinosaur"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: an imprint of Capstone Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 HOLHoltz, Thomas R.
Summary: "Provides an annotated timeline of the discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex including details on the scientists, dig sites, fossils, and other findings that have shaped our knowledge of this dinosaur"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: an imprint of Capstone Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 HOLRubin, Sean
Summary: "Ever since mysterious bones were found in 1822, scientists and artists have tried to figure out what the creature they came from looked like. But it seems that every time they've made up their minds, someone makes a new discovery, and they have to start all over. That's only fair, though--after all, it's how knowledge advances!"-- Publisher's website
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Cooper, J. A. (John A.)
Summary: "Wise up about dinosaurs! From Alamosaurus to Yunnanosaurus, here's a detailed guide to the these amazing animals that lived millions of years before us" -- page 1 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media, an imprint of Black Rabbit Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 COOMcDonald, Jill (Jill McDonald-Gomez)
Summary: "A kids' guide to dinosaurs and the Mesozoic era"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 MCDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 MCDBartlett, Craig
Summary: Join Buddy and the Pteranodon family as they hop on the train and go on a series of adventures, learning about science and the world around them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Broadcasting Service 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV DINThompson, Kay
Summary: Collects six stories featuring Eloise, a little girl who lives in the Plaza hotel in New York City.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN THOMarkle, Sandra
Summary: " Spend a day with carnivorous dinosaurs in this fantastic new series from Sandra Markle, the bestselling author of the What If You Had... series! What if you could spend a day with your favorite animals? What would you eat? How would you play? Would you ever want to leave?Pull up a chair and get ready to dine with carnivorous dinosaurs in the third book in the Could You Ever... series! Learn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 MARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 MARBrezenoff, Steven
Summary: A shipment of dinosaur bones meant for a new exhibit at the Capitol City Natural History Museum has disappeared, and so have the five paleontologists who were working late at the museum, including Wilson Kipper's mother--so Wilson and his museum friends set out to solve the mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016