How the dinosaur got to the museum /
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TextPublication details: Maplewood, NJ : Blue Apple Books, 2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781609050900 (hardback)Subject(s): Paleontology | Washington (D.C.) | Utah | Diplodocus | Paleontology -- Utah -- Juvenile literature | Diplodocus -- Washington (D.C.) -- Juvenile literature | National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature | JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures | JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / PrehistoricDDC classification: 567.913 LOC classification: QE714.5 | .H366 2011Other classification: JNF003050 | JNF025150 Online resources: Cover image Summary: "Dinosaurs roamed the earth for millions and millions of years. Museum visitors are awed by the massive skeletons/fossils/creatures on display. But how did the fossils of a colossal diplodocus make the 145-million-year journey from the prehistoric plains of Utah to the Smithsonian Museum of today? Acclaimed author and illustrator, Jessie Hartland (How the Sphinx Got to the Museum), beautifully presents this informative and fascinating history of the diplodocus: from its discovery in 1923 in Utah to its arrival in the hallowed halls of this world-famous museum. Essential reading for junior paleontologists"-- Provided by publisher.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Main Library Picture Books (E) | E .H378 2011 | Available | 03974 |
"Dinosaurs roamed the earth for millions and millions of years. Museum visitors are awed by the massive skeletons/fossils/creatures on display. But how did the fossils of a colossal diplodocus make the 145-million-year journey from the prehistoric plains of Utah to the Smithsonian Museum of today? Acclaimed author and illustrator, Jessie Hartland (How the Sphinx Got to the Museum), beautifully presents this informative and fascinating history of the diplodocus: from its discovery in 1923 in Utah to its arrival in the hallowed halls of this world-famous museum. Essential reading for junior paleontologists"-- Provided by publisher.