"The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America’s western territories even as lawless gold-rush towns begin to mark the landscape. In much of the country it is still illegal to espouse evolution. Against this backdrop two monomaniacal paleontologists pillage the Wild West, hunting for dinosaur fossils, while surveilling, deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars. Into this treacherous...

Everyone in second grade seems set on breaking a world record and friends Ivy and Bean are no exception, deciding to become the youngest people ever to discover a dinosaur skeleton.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces fossils to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

In the history of life on this planet, 99.9 percent of all species have gone extinct. But a few have survived almost unchanged. Author Rebecca E. Hirsch introduces readers to six living fossils, including the chambered nautilus, the horseshoe crab with its sticky blue blood, and venomous platypuses that sting, as well as a comprehensive explanation of evolution and extinction for readers who may not be familiar with the terms yet. Readers will

...

Describes what is known about the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of this horned, plant-eating dinosaur.

"An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain."--

A dog has a fun-filled day at the dog park, in this easy-to-read story.

Briefly describes different kinds of rocks and minerals, telling how they are formed, where they are found and their uses and examines what we can learn from fossils.

"Dinosaurs roamed Earth between 230 million and 65 million years ago. That's not only long before the present day, but also long before Homo sapiens were around at all! Without fossils, we might not know anything about these fierce and interesting prehistoric animals. In this volume, readers learn how fossils form, the different kinds of dinosaur fossils scientists study, and just what we've learned from these cool fossil finds. Up-close photographs...