Author: Thom Holmes
Publisher: Julian Messner
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Relates the life stories of two nineteenth-century American dinosaur paleontologists and gives details of the bitter feud that existed between them.
The Bonehunters' Revenge
Author: David Rains Wallace
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618082407
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Wallace explores in exciting detail the rivalry between the paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Onthniel Charles Marsh--19th-century America's major scientific feud. Cope and Marsh independently discovered hundreds of dinosaur fossils on the high plains when the Indian wars were in full swing.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618082407
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Wallace explores in exciting detail the rivalry between the paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Onthniel Charles Marsh--19th-century America's major scientific feud. Cope and Marsh independently discovered hundreds of dinosaur fossils on the high plains when the Indian wars were in full swing.
Fossils
Author: Melissa Stewart
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9781403400918
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Explains what fossils are, how and where they can form, and where they can be found.
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9781403400918
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Explains what fossils are, how and where they can form, and where they can be found.
Fantastic Fossils
Author: Rob Shone
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404295919
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Presents a brief introduction to fossils and how they are gathered, as well as three narratives on important people and events in the history of paleontology in graphic novel format.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404295919
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Presents a brief introduction to fossils and how they are gathered, as well as three narratives on important people and events in the history of paleontology in graphic novel format.
Life's Splendid Drama
Author: Peter J. Bowler
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226069210
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
As Bowler tracks major scientific debates over the emergence of the vertebrates, the origins of the main types of living animals, and the rise and extinction of groups such as the dinosaurs, his richly detailed accounts bring to light complex interactions among specialists in various fields of biology.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226069210
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
As Bowler tracks major scientific debates over the emergence of the vertebrates, the origins of the main types of living animals, and the rise and extinction of groups such as the dinosaurs, his richly detailed accounts bring to light complex interactions among specialists in various fields of biology.
Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists
Author: Jennifer L. Hopwood
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610697227
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Intended to support the national initiative to strengthen learning in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, this book helps librarians who work with youth in school and public libraries to build better collections and more effectively use these collections through readers' advisory and programming. A versatile and multi-faceted guide, Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists: The Essential Selection and User's Guide serves as a readers' advisory and collection development resource for youth services and school librarians seeking to bring STEM-related titles into their collections and introduce teachers and young readers to them. This book not only guides readers to hundreds of the best STEM-related titles—fiction and non-fiction printed materials as well as apps, DVDs, websites, and games—it also includes related activities or programming ideas to help promote the use of the collection to patrons or students in storytime, afterschool programs, or passive library programs. After a detailed discussion of the importance of STEM and the opportunities librarians have for involvement, the book lists and describes best STEM resources for young learners. Resources are organized according to the reading audiences for which they are intended, from toddlers through teens, and the book includes annotated lists of both fiction and nonfiction STEM titles as well as graphic novels, digital products, and online resources. In addition, the author offers a selection of professional readings for librarians and media specialists who wish to further expand their knowledge.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610697227
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Intended to support the national initiative to strengthen learning in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, this book helps librarians who work with youth in school and public libraries to build better collections and more effectively use these collections through readers' advisory and programming. A versatile and multi-faceted guide, Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists: The Essential Selection and User's Guide serves as a readers' advisory and collection development resource for youth services and school librarians seeking to bring STEM-related titles into their collections and introduce teachers and young readers to them. This book not only guides readers to hundreds of the best STEM-related titles—fiction and non-fiction printed materials as well as apps, DVDs, websites, and games—it also includes related activities or programming ideas to help promote the use of the collection to patrons or students in storytime, afterschool programs, or passive library programs. After a detailed discussion of the importance of STEM and the opportunities librarians have for involvement, the book lists and describes best STEM resources for young learners. Resources are organized according to the reading audiences for which they are intended, from toddlers through teens, and the book includes annotated lists of both fiction and nonfiction STEM titles as well as graphic novels, digital products, and online resources. In addition, the author offers a selection of professional readings for librarians and media specialists who wish to further expand their knowledge.
The Earth Encompassed
Author: Peter J. Bowler
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320800
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
An accessible and comprehensive history of discoveries and outlooks that culminated in the modern discipline of environmental studies.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393320800
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
An accessible and comprehensive history of discoveries and outlooks that culminated in the modern discipline of environmental studies.
A T. rex Named Sue
Author: Natalie Lunis
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597164259
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In A T. rex Named Sue, young readers will follow the adventures of paleontologist Sue Hendrickson as she unearths a startling discovery: the nearly complete fossil remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur in the Badlands of South Dakota. Students will learn how this 1990 discovery led to new knowledge of dinosaurs as they follow the legal controversy that surrounded the find. Full-color photographs, a map, an illustrated dinosaur timeline, and exciting narrative text will inspire budding fossil hunters.
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597164259
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In A T. rex Named Sue, young readers will follow the adventures of paleontologist Sue Hendrickson as she unearths a startling discovery: the nearly complete fossil remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur in the Badlands of South Dakota. Students will learn how this 1990 discovery led to new knowledge of dinosaurs as they follow the legal controversy that surrounded the find. Full-color photographs, a map, an illustrated dinosaur timeline, and exciting narrative text will inspire budding fossil hunters.
The Fossil Feud
Author: Meish Goldish
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597162566
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Tells the story of fossil hunters Cope and Marsh, and how their early friendship turned into the most famous fossil feud of all time.
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1597162566
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Tells the story of fossil hunters Cope and Marsh, and how their early friendship turned into the most famous fossil feud of all time.
Jumpstarters for Science, Grades 4 - 8
Author: Raham
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
ISBN: 1580377726
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Connect students in grades 4 and up with science using Jumpstarters for Science: Short Daily Warm-Ups for the Classroom. This 48-page resource covers matter and energy, living things, ecosystems and habitats, astronomy and space sciences, earth materials, and ancient life. The book includes five warm-ups per reproducible page, answer keys, and suggestions for use.
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
ISBN: 1580377726
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Connect students in grades 4 and up with science using Jumpstarters for Science: Short Daily Warm-Ups for the Classroom. This 48-page resource covers matter and energy, living things, ecosystems and habitats, astronomy and space sciences, earth materials, and ancient life. The book includes five warm-ups per reproducible page, answer keys, and suggestions for use.
General Science Quick Starts Workbook
Author: Raham
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1483855082
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The General Science Quick Starts workbook provides warm-up activities that will exercise scientific investigation skills in six broad subject area categories: matter and energy, living things, ecosystems and habitats, astronomy and space sciences, earth science materials, and ancient life. Skills covered in the quick start activities include observing, asking about, understanding, figuring out, doing stuff, and finding out. Each page features two to four quick starts that can be cut apart and used separately. The entire page may also be used as a whole-class or individual assignment. The Quick Starts Series provides students in grades 4 through 8+ with quick review activities in science, math, language arts, and social studies. The activities provide students with a quick start for the day’s lesson and help students build and maintain a powerful domain-specific vocabulary. Each book is correlated to current state, national, and provincial standards. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1483855082
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The General Science Quick Starts workbook provides warm-up activities that will exercise scientific investigation skills in six broad subject area categories: matter and energy, living things, ecosystems and habitats, astronomy and space sciences, earth science materials, and ancient life. Skills covered in the quick start activities include observing, asking about, understanding, figuring out, doing stuff, and finding out. Each page features two to four quick starts that can be cut apart and used separately. The entire page may also be used as a whole-class or individual assignment. The Quick Starts Series provides students in grades 4 through 8+ with quick review activities in science, math, language arts, and social studies. The activities provide students with a quick start for the day’s lesson and help students build and maintain a powerful domain-specific vocabulary. Each book is correlated to current state, national, and provincial standards. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.