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Secrets from the Rocks: Dinosaur Hunting with Roy Chapman Andrews
64 pp.
| Dutton |
April, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-525-46743-2$$18.99
(2)
4-6
This atypical biography concentrates more on plot than on character. Such a focus produces an exciting story of exploration, adventure, and scientific inquiry about the man many consider the real-life model for Indiana Jones. Sepia-colored archival photos highlight both the extreme (panoramic scenes of the desert) and the mundane (scientists painstakingly uncovering fossils). Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2002