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A captivating look at the life of a modern-day fossil hunter who makes the find of a lifetime told by award-winning author Helaine Becker.
Wendy has an eye for the unusual and is skilled at finding things that others dont see. While on a school field trip at age 12, she spots one of those unusual things poking out of the ground, and it turns out to be a piece of fossilized coral thats 100 million years old. Wendys thrilled! And soon, she gets hooked on finding fossils. When she grows up, Wendy turns her passion into her career and becomes a preeminent fossil hunter, known as the fossil whisperer around the world. But its on a dig close to home where Wendy makes her most important discovery: Wendiceratops!. Beckers narrative is full of energy, allowing Wendys intelligence, independence and unconventional spirit to shine through. Sandra Dumaiss illustrations keep the visual appeal high, cleverly presenting the modern-day story with loads of details while giving readers a feel for the past when dinosaurs roamed the land, including two intriguing gatefolds that reveal further secrets. This readable biography of a unique female role model in the male-dominated field of paleontology has strong STEM connections in life science and paleontology and applications in Earth history. It includes a biographical note, more information about Wendiceratops and fossil hunting, a timeline, a glossary and further reading.
Author: Helaine Becker
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: 06/07/2022
Pages: 32
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 9.30h x 10.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781525304187
Language: English
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