Author: Ann Bausum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439309257
Category : Central Asiatic Expeditions
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A biography of the great explorer-adventurer, who discovered huge finds of dinosaur bones in Mongolia, pioneered modern paleontology field research, and became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs
Author: Ann Bausum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439309257
Category : Central Asiatic Expeditions
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A biography of the great explorer-adventurer, who discovered huge finds of dinosaur bones in Mongolia, pioneered modern paleontology field research, and became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439309257
Category : Central Asiatic Expeditions
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A biography of the great explorer-adventurer, who discovered huge finds of dinosaur bones in Mongolia, pioneered modern paleontology field research, and became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs
Author: Max McCoy
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553561937
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Searching through Outer Mongolia for the missing Professor Angus Starbuck, who discovered a dinosaur bone of modern-day origins, Indiana Jones confronts the region's fiercest warlord and learns of a living triceratops--Novelist.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553561937
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Searching through Outer Mongolia for the missing Professor Angus Starbuck, who discovered a dinosaur bone of modern-day origins, Indiana Jones confronts the region's fiercest warlord and learns of a living triceratops--Novelist.
Dragon Hunter
Author: Charles Gallenkamp
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The first full-blown account of Roy Chapman Andrews, a gun-toting, snake-hating fossil exploring scientist who discovered the velociraptor. Fighting sandstorms and bandits, political intrigue and civil wars, Andrews' search for dinosaurs is cloaked in a sweeping historical narrative.16 pp. photos.
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The first full-blown account of Roy Chapman Andrews, a gun-toting, snake-hating fossil exploring scientist who discovered the velociraptor. Fighting sandstorms and bandits, political intrigue and civil wars, Andrews' search for dinosaurs is cloaked in a sweeping historical narrative.16 pp. photos.
Under a Lucky Star - A Lifetime of Adventure
Author: Roy Chapman Andrews
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447488091
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Under a Lucky Star is the autobiography—the lifetime of adventure—of the explorer and archaeologist Roy Chapman Andrews. Adored by the public and pursued by the press, Andrews came as close to superstar status in the 1920s as any explorer of the twentieth century. Much of Under a Lucky Star focuses on his grandest adventure, the Central Asiatic Expeditions, a series of five daring journeys into uncharted expanses of the Gobi Desert that produced a previously unknown treasure-trove of dinosaur remains. The Gobi region explored by Andrews and his team of scientists proved to be one of the most fruitful sites on earth for late dinosaurs and it continues to yield extraordinary paleontological discoveries.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447488091
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Under a Lucky Star is the autobiography—the lifetime of adventure—of the explorer and archaeologist Roy Chapman Andrews. Adored by the public and pursued by the press, Andrews came as close to superstar status in the 1920s as any explorer of the twentieth century. Much of Under a Lucky Star focuses on his grandest adventure, the Central Asiatic Expeditions, a series of five daring journeys into uncharted expanses of the Gobi Desert that produced a previously unknown treasure-trove of dinosaur remains. The Gobi region explored by Andrews and his team of scientists proved to be one of the most fruitful sites on earth for late dinosaurs and it continues to yield extraordinary paleontological discoveries.
Dinosaur Eggs and Babies
Author: Kenneth Carpenter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521567237
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
In the last two decades the study of dinosaur eggs and babies has proved a very profitable area of dinosaur research. This book is solely devoted to this topic and reviews our present state of knowledge in this area of paleontology.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521567237
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
In the last two decades the study of dinosaur eggs and babies has proved a very profitable area of dinosaur research. This book is solely devoted to this topic and reviews our present state of knowledge in this area of paleontology.
Dragon Bones in the Yellow Earth
Author: James Irving Crump
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Geomythology
Author: Timothy J. Burbery
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000407772
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Gold-guarding griffins, Cyclopes, killer lakes, man-eating birds, and "fire devils" from the sky—such wonders have long been dismissed as fictional. Now, thanks to the richly interdisciplinary field of geomythology, researchers are taking a second look. It turns out that these and similar tales, which originated in pre-literate societies, contain surprisingly accurate, pre-scientific intuitions about startling or catastrophic earth-based phenomena such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and the unearthing of bizarre animal bones. Geomythology: How Common Stories Reflect Earth Events provides an accessible, engaging overview of this hybrid discipline. The introductory chapter surveys geomythology’s remarkable history and its core concepts, while the second and third chapters analyze the geomythical resonances of universal earth tales about dragons and giants. Chapter 4 narrows the focus to regional stories and discusses the ways these and other myths have influenced legends about griffins, Cyclopes, and other iconic creatures. The final chapter considers future avenues of research in geomythology, including geohazard management, geomythology databases, geomythical "cold cases," and ways the discipline might eventually set, rather than merely support, research agendas in science. Thus, the book constitutes a valuable asset for scientists and lay readers alike, particularly in a time of growing interest in monsters, massive climate change, and natural disasters.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000407772
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Gold-guarding griffins, Cyclopes, killer lakes, man-eating birds, and "fire devils" from the sky—such wonders have long been dismissed as fictional. Now, thanks to the richly interdisciplinary field of geomythology, researchers are taking a second look. It turns out that these and similar tales, which originated in pre-literate societies, contain surprisingly accurate, pre-scientific intuitions about startling or catastrophic earth-based phenomena such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and the unearthing of bizarre animal bones. Geomythology: How Common Stories Reflect Earth Events provides an accessible, engaging overview of this hybrid discipline. The introductory chapter surveys geomythology’s remarkable history and its core concepts, while the second and third chapters analyze the geomythical resonances of universal earth tales about dragons and giants. Chapter 4 narrows the focus to regional stories and discusses the ways these and other myths have influenced legends about griffins, Cyclopes, and other iconic creatures. The final chapter considers future avenues of research in geomythology, including geohazard management, geomythology databases, geomythical "cold cases," and ways the discipline might eventually set, rather than merely support, research agendas in science. Thus, the book constitutes a valuable asset for scientists and lay readers alike, particularly in a time of growing interest in monsters, massive climate change, and natural disasters.
The Griffin and the Dinosaur
Author: Marc Aronson
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN: 1426311087
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Follow along as research scientist Adrienne Mayor searches for the origins of the mythical griffin - could such a creature be based in reality? While studying the classics in Greece, Adrienne came across accounts of an ancient creature, sometimes called bird-monster, griffin, or minotaur. Adrienne travels from Greece to the Gobi Desert in search of where an ancient race of fair-haired and pale nomadic horsemen called the Scythians hid their gold - gold that was rumored to be guarded by griffins.
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN: 1426311087
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Follow along as research scientist Adrienne Mayor searches for the origins of the mythical griffin - could such a creature be based in reality? While studying the classics in Greece, Adrienne came across accounts of an ancient creature, sometimes called bird-monster, griffin, or minotaur. Adrienne travels from Greece to the Gobi Desert in search of where an ancient race of fair-haired and pale nomadic horsemen called the Scythians hid their gold - gold that was rumored to be guarded by griffins.
Dinosaurs, Spitfires, and Sea Dragons
Author: Christopher McGowan
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674207707
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
McGowan attempts to solve some of the enduring mysteries about dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles, making fascinating comparisons between living and extinct animals, and drawing on science and engineering concepts to explain the similarities between the aerodynamics of pteradons and Spitfire planes. Illustrations.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674207707
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
McGowan attempts to solve some of the enduring mysteries about dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles, making fascinating comparisons between living and extinct animals, and drawing on science and engineering concepts to explain the similarities between the aerodynamics of pteradons and Spitfire planes. Illustrations.
NationalGeographicTreasures
Author:
Publisher: Ned Danouma
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Publisher: Ned Danouma
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description