Rhinos in Nebraska the amazing discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds
"Twelve million years ago, rhinos, elephants, and giraffes roamed North America. They would gather at nearby watering holes-eating, drinking, and trying not to become someone else's lunch. But one day, in what we now know as Nebraska, everything changed. The explosion of a supervolcano a thousand mi...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Godwin Books : Henry Holt and Company,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Twelve million years ago, rhinos, elephants, and giraffes roamed North America. They would gather at nearby watering holes-eating, drinking, and trying not to become someone else's lunch. But one day, in what we now know as Nebraska, everything changed. The explosion of a supervolcano a thousand miles away sent a blanket of ash that buried these animals for millennia. Until 1953, when a seventeen-year-old farm worker made an unbelievable discovery. This is the first book to be published about the Ashfall Fossil Beds, where more than two hundred perfectly preserved fossils have been found. Step into the past with author Alison Pearce Stevens, who has worked with many of the Ashfall researchers at the University of Nebraska State Museum"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 135 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Audience: | Ages: 8-12 Grades: 4-6 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page [128]) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781250266576 1250266572 |
| Author Notes: | Alison Pearce Stevens was a science professor until life took her overseas, at which point she started writing about science and nature for kids, because she's an educator at heart and had to find new ways to share cool things with the world's most curious people. Her books have been Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections, won numerous awards, and been included in multiple best-of lists, including Best STEM Books, Outstanding Science Trade Books, and Bank Street's list of Best Children's Books of the Year. You can learn more about her at apstevens.com. |
