Arctic Dinosaurs of Alaska by Bonnye Matthews

Arctic Dinosaurs of Alaska by Bonnye Matthews

Dinosaurs left footprints in the Arctic snow.

A novel for middle-grade readers

This story follows Pakky, a young pachyrhinosaurus living in what is now called the North Slope of Alaska. In her first year, she discovers the wonders of the yearly cycle of life and migration. She experiences her first sunless winter and learns about ice and snow, hunger and danger. She learns that even though the time of light gives way to the time of dark, light always comes back again.

Separating fact from fiction

While the story is fiction, it includes an educational non-fiction section full of dinosaur facts, discussion questions, a commentary on separating fact from fiction, and dinosaur word games.

Some of the dinosaurs you will learn about:

• Alaskacephale
• Dromaeosaurus
• Nanuqsaurus
• Ornithomimusaurus
• Pachyrhinosaurus
• Thescelosaurus
• Troodon
• Ugrunaaluk

Awards:

• Nautilus Book Awards 2023 Silver Award Middle Grade Fiction, Ages 8 12
• Royal Dragonfly 2022 Honorable Mention Middle Grade Fiction, Ages 8-12

Bonus Material:

• Free coloring pages to download
• Free educational activities available to download

Foreword Excerpt:

In Arctic Dinosaurs of Alaska, we get to enter into the minds of Arctic dinosaurs. In the process of imagining their lives, we open a window into a world unlike anything on Earth today... Patrick S. Druckenmiller, Ph.D. - Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks

What readers are saying:

• This will be a joy for children and adults alike. - Educator 1003450 on NetGalley
• If you're a teacher or simply interested in dinosaurs or, for that matter, Alaska's history, this book should be a must. - June P, Reviewer on NetGalley

Matthews, Bonnye: - Bonnye Matthews was born in Richmond, Virginia. She taught English and has written in every job she's had whether in academia, business, industry, volunteer work, or government. She became interested in the peopling of the Americas when taking a history class. That would have been the end of it had not the professor cautioned her that her rejection of the tradition of the land bridge concept and especially the Clovis people as the first Americans and their slaughter of the megafauna was going against significant archaeology and history authorities. He was right. Bonnye spent years researching. As a result of that research the Winds of Change Series was born. Bonnye enjoys living in the beautiful Matanuska-Susitna Valley in Alaska.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781954896000
ISBN 10	195489600X
Title	Arctic Dinosaurs of Alaska
Author	Bonnye Matthews
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Fathom Pub. Co.
Year published	2022-08-20
Number of pages	124
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.