Lucy Long Ago by Catherine Thimmesh
Illustrated in full color throughout with stunning compuer-generated artwork and with rare paleo photography, this story of scientific sleuthing invites us to wonder what our ancestors were like. From the discovery of Lucy's bones in Hadar, Ethiopia, to the process of recovering and interpreting them (a multidisciplinary approach with contributions from paleontologists, paleoanthropologists, archeologists, geologists and geochronologists), this book shows how a pile of 47 bones led scientists to discover a new -- and, at 3.2 million years old, a very very old -- species of hominid, ancestral to humans.Scientists involved include: James Aronson, geochronologist at Dartmouth, NH John Gurche, paleoartist at Cornell, NY Donald Johansen, scientist at Institue of Human Origins at Arizona State University Owen Lovejoy, biological anthropologist at Kent State, Ohio Dirk Van Tuerenhout at Houston's Museum of Natural Science, Texas.
Thimmesh, Catherine: -
Catherine Thimmesh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including Girls Think of Everything and Team Moon, winner of the Sibert Medal. Her books have received numerous starred reviews, appeared on best books lists, and won many awards, including the IRA Children's Book Award and Minnesota Book Award. She lives in Minnesota with her family. www.catherinethimmesh.com.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780547051994 |
| ISBN 10 | 0547051999 |
| Title | Lucy Long Ago |
| Author | Catherine Thimmesh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2009-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Prizes | Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2010, Commended for Minnesota Book Award (Young Adult) 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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