The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Rushby, Pamela

Mysteries of the Fossil Dig: How Paleontologists Learn about Dinosaurs

40 pp. | National | September, 2006 | Library ISBN 0-7922-5953-X $17.90

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. This carefully written, easy-to-read volume begins with the story of Sue Hendrickson, a hiker who discovered a T-rex skeleton. It then presents accessible scientific information about the search for fossils and the reconstruction of dinosaurs. The clean design is illustrated with bright color photographs, including those on the striking endpapers. A simple "History of Earth" chart is also included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow