Fossils

by Steve Parker

Unearth the world of fossils with this handy pocket-sized book that is bursting with giant facts. Discover how fossils are formed, how and why they are excavated, what they tell us about ancient life on Earth, learn about fossil hot spots and famous fossil hunters. Exactly 100 numbered facts will challenge children alongside fascinating photos and projects which make this the perfect introduction to fossil discoveries.

Genres: Science

Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Steve Parker is a British science writer known for producing hundreds of children's and adult nonfiction books covering zoology, medicine, evolution, and natural history. Educated at the University of Wales, Bangor, where he earned first class honours in zoology, he later worked at the Natural History Museum and held editorial positions at Dorling Kindersley before becoming a freelance author during the late 1980s. Parker contributed early titles to the acclaimed Eyewitness series and later wrote award-winning books including Science Crazy, Fizzing Physics, The Human Body Book, and Kill or Cure. He has also edited major collaborative works on evolution and medicine, regularly visits schools and libraries, and serves as a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London.

Reviews

[Olya Nelepova]

Цікава книга, яка розповідає дітям про скамʼянілості. Ми дізнались дуже багато всього нового. Мені сподобалось, що тут багато не тривіальної інформації, даються якісь складніші відомості, але все написано дуже просто, на такому рівні, щоб навіть діти старшого дошкільного віку могли її зрозуміти. Багато фотографій та ілюстрацій. Думаю, що вона буде цікава дітям будь-якого віку, кожен знайде для себе щось цікаве.

[Rebecca]

This book talks about fossils in a very concise and entertaining way. When I was a kid, I hated this book because it focused too much on things like zooplankton and mollusks and prehistoric fish instead of dinosaurs or ancient human species and such. Now that in particular is the reason why I love this book. Cambrian Explosion life needs attention too.