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teenytinylibrary's review
4.0
I'm a total sucker for dinosaur books and when I saw this while I was weeding easy nonfiction, I had to check it out. Dinosaur Mummies tells the story of six partially mummified dinosaurs found with internal organs, skin, or feathers intact. Dinosaurs aren't mummified in the way that Egyptian mummies are mummified. Instead, dinosaurs that are in just the right place at just the right time are buried or submerged and their soft tissue becomes replaced with minerals and becomes a fossil. In short, all of the dinosaur becomes fossilized, not just their bones, like a petrified tree.
This book is a stellar juvenile nonfiction book. The main text of the book is easy to follow and well written. Combined with the pictures, featuring fossils, scientists, and renderings of dinosaurs, the book easily holds one's attention. The side notes add considerable information to the story of each dinosaur and help to teach about different methods that are being used to study the dino mummies as well as other reading opportunities. The bibliography is extensive, giving good examples of companion books, movies, websites, and even contact information for dig site destinations. The whole book is similar in style and length to a Scientists in the Field book and would be a great read for ANY dinosaur lover.
This book is a stellar juvenile nonfiction book. The main text of the book is easy to follow and well written. Combined with the pictures, featuring fossils, scientists, and renderings of dinosaurs, the book easily holds one's attention. The side notes add considerable information to the story of each dinosaur and help to teach about different methods that are being used to study the dino mummies as well as other reading opportunities. The bibliography is extensive, giving good examples of companion books, movies, websites, and even contact information for dig site destinations. The whole book is similar in style and length to a Scientists in the Field book and would be a great read for ANY dinosaur lover.
andizor's review
4.0
I'm a total sucker for dinosaur books and when I saw this while I was weeding easy nonfiction, I had to check it out. Dinosaur Mummies tells the story of six partially mummified dinosaurs found with internal organs, skin, or feathers intact. Dinosaurs aren't mummified in the way that Egyptian mummies are mummified. Instead, dinosaurs that are in just the right place at just the right time are buried or submerged and their soft tissue becomes replaced with minerals and becomes a fossil. In short, all of the dinosaur becomes fossilized, not just their bones, like a petrified tree.
This book is a stellar juvenile nonfiction book. The main text of the book is easy to follow and well written. Combined with the pictures, featuring fossils, scientists, and renderings of dinosaurs, the book easily holds one's attention. The side notes add considerable information to the story of each dinosaur and help to teach about different methods that are being used to study the dino mummies as well as other reading opportunities. The bibliography is extensive, giving good examples of companion books, movies, websites, and even contact information for dig site destinations. The whole book is similar in style and length to a Scientists in the Field book and would be a great read for ANY dinosaur lover.
This book is a stellar juvenile nonfiction book. The main text of the book is easy to follow and well written. Combined with the pictures, featuring fossils, scientists, and renderings of dinosaurs, the book easily holds one's attention. The side notes add considerable information to the story of each dinosaur and help to teach about different methods that are being used to study the dino mummies as well as other reading opportunities. The bibliography is extensive, giving good examples of companion books, movies, websites, and even contact information for dig site destinations. The whole book is similar in style and length to a Scientists in the Field book and would be a great read for ANY dinosaur lover.
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