Noyes, Deborah

Summary: Today we take for granted the idea that dinosaurs once roamed the earth. But two hundred years ago, the very concept of an extinct species did not exist. When an English scientist proposed in 1841 that Dino Saurs ("terrible lizards") had come and gone, it was only a theory, a new way of explaining the "dragon" and "giant" bones scattered across the globe. But when proof turned up seventeen...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 NOY

Sutherland, Stuart

Summary: Join the Smithsonian to explore the latest paleontological discoveries and what they reveal about life on Earth.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 560 INT
Call number: DVD 560 INT

West, David

Summary: PREHISTORIC! is a series of illustrated books that captures some of the amazing creatures that roamed the Earth from before the dinosaurs to the rise of humans.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: A+, Smart Apple Media 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560.178 WES

Norell, Mark.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pi Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 567.909 NOR

Crane, Cody

Summary: What are fossils and how do they form? What kinds of fossils exist, and where are they found? This introduction to fossils covers the basics from the discovery of dinosaurs to the information fossils reveal about Earth's prehistoric past.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 CRA

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J560 CRA

McAnulty, Stacy

Summary: During a summer at his grandparents' dinosaur museum and dig, the Dinosaur Education Center of Wyoming, Frank, aided by his cousin Sam and cat Saurus, cares for a newly-hatched dinosaur while trying to keep its existence secret, both from his grandparents and from the neighbors.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J DF 1

Lendroth, Susan

Summary: Set to the tune of "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush," budding paleontologists and dinosaur fans will go on an exciting fossil dig -- hiking the trail, scanning the ground, and making a find -- then discovering how to build a T. Rex from its bones.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG LEN

Gilbert, Sara

Summary: This introductory exploration uncovers the discovery of Triceratops fossils before revealing information about its era, features, and lifestyle, as well as its eventual extinction.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks, an imprint of The Creative Company 2019

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 567.913 GIL

Amann, Skylaar

Summary: Sophia loves finding fossils and digging up dinosaur bones. But she doesn't love the way all the grownups just want her to smile. What does smiling have to do with the very serious business of being a scientist?!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2022

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE AMA

McAnulty, Stacy

Summary: Nine-year-old Frank, his cousin Sam, and cat Saurus's efforts to keep Peanut the newly-hatched dinosaur's existence a secret become more complicated when their grandmother finds a new fossil that looks like Peanut's horn, but a thousand times bigger, and a crew comes to make a movie about it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J DF 2

Gould, Stephen Jay.

Summary: Explains why the diversity of the Burgess Shale is important in understanding our past and evolution.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1989

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 560.9 GOU

McAnulty, Stacy

Summary: When photographs of Peanut the dinosaur appear on the Web, Frank's father arrives in Wyoming with a story about the prehistoric reptile he saw nearby twenty years earlier.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J DF 3

Moening, Kate

Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about the megalodon. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.3 MOE

Owen, Ruth

Summary: Fossil hunters have discovered the giant bones of a T. rex in a hot, dusty desert. It's time to call for help--and get digging! Each title in this new series digs deep into one fascinating area of the Dinosphere. The expertly crafted text with strong visual cues to support new vocabulary will engage early readers as they build their reading confidence. This 24-page book features controlled text...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2019

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 560 OWE

Halliday, Thomas

Summary: The thought that something as vast as the Great Barrier Reef, with all its vibrant diversity, might one day soon be gone sounds improbable. But fossil record show that this sort of wholesale change is not only possible but has repeatedly happened throughout Earth history. Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page as he explores the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 560 HAL

Gibbons, Gail

Summary: Describes the work of paleontologists, relates special features of dinosaur groups, and examines the most recent theories of what led to their extinction.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 GIB

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 GIB

Gilbert, Sara

Summary: This introductory exploration uncovers the discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex fossils before revealing information about its era, features, and lifestyle, as well as its eventual extinction.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks, an imprint of The Creative Company 2019

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 567.9129 GIL

Hamilton, Sue L.

Summary: Simple text and detailed photographs and illustrations bring reluctant readers into a world of massive herbivores from the Mesozoic era. This book includes photos and descriptions of the size, bodies, and lifestyle of some of the most famous plant-eating dinosaurs. Habitats, diet, and extinction are also covered.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: A & D Xtreme, an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 HAM

Holtz, 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"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: an imprint of Capstone Press 2015

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 567.9 HOL