The dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic,
2000.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 v.: ill. |
| ISBN: | 0439114942 |
| Author Notes: | Brian Selznick's books have sold millions of copies, garnered countless awards worldwide, and been translated into more than 35 languages. He broke open the novel form with his innovative and genre-defying thematic trilogy, beginning with the Caldecott Medal-winning #1 New York Times bestseller The Invention of Hugo Cabret , adapted into Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning movie Hugo . He followed that with the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wonderstruck , adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick, and the New York Times bestseller, The Marvels . Selznick's two most recent books for young people, Baby Monkey, Private Eye , an ALA Notable Book co-written with his husband David Serlin, and Kaleidoscope , a New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2021, were both New York Times bestsellers as well. Selznick and Serlin divide their time between Brooklyn, New York and La Jolla, California. Learn more at thebrianselznick.com and mediaroom.scholastic.com/brianselznick. |
