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Author
Series
Egyptian series (Wilbur A. Smith) volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Discovering the possible whereabouts of the lavish crypt belonging to the Egyptian Pharaoh Mamose, Egyptologist Royan Al Simma and Sir Nicholas Quention-Harper begin a desperate race against greedy assassins.
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Geology meets treasure hunting with this field guide to rockhounding! If you've ever kept an interesting rock or shell, bought a polished stone from a gift shop, or even just enjoyed a 'gram of a really cool crystal, congratulations! You've already experienced a rockhounding adventure! Rockhouding for Beginners shows you how to take your rockhounding to the next level, providing everything you need to know from tips for finding local sources for...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Army epidemiologist Frank Slater's offered a job no one else wants: to travel to a small island off the coast of Alaska and investigate a potentially lethal phenomenon. The permafrost has begun to melt, exposing bodies from a colony that was wiped out by the dreaded Spanish flu of 1918 and was once devoted to the mad Russian monk Rasputin. Frank must determine if the thawed remains still carry the deadly virus in their frozen flesh and, if so, ensure...
Author
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A Beginner's Guide to Rockhounding, Gem Collecting, Gold Prospecting, and Fossil Hunting
Basic Rockhounding and Prospecting is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning the basics of collecting rocks and minerals. It's the perfect companion title to the more advanced Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook. Readers will learn how to identify common rocks and minerals, and where to look for them. Using labs, procedures, pictorials, and discussions...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sixty-six million years ago, a gigantic asteroid slammed into Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs. There's strong evidence of the asteroid impact, but no fossils of a dinosaur killed in the event have ever been found. Now, at a dig site in North Dakota, scientists have uncovered a wealth of fossilized creatures that could reveal a more detailed picture of the devastating day the asteroid hit. Following a trail of remarkably well-preserved fossils, including...
Author
Publisher
FalconGuides
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A complete guide to finding, collecting, and identifying the region's gems, minerals, and fossils. Explore the mineral-rich region of Wisconsin with veteran rockhound Robert Beard's Rockhounding Wisconsin and unearth 84 of the state's best rockhounding spots, ranging from popular sites to numerous lesser-known areas. Featuring an overview of the state's geologic history as well as a site-by-site guide to the best rockhounding locations, Rockhounding...
Author
Publisher
Adventure Publications
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Rock collecting is the treasure hunt of a lifetime, and the Upper Midwest is a wonderful place to start. The region is home to a variety of collectible and valuable specimens of rocks and minerals. From Lake Superior Agates to Petoskey Stone to geodes and fossils, the area’s offerings provide a challenge but are possible―and in some cases likely―to be found with the right approach. Rockhounding expert Jim Magnuson is here to help! In this beginner’s...
Author
Publisher
Adventure Publications
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Michigan's state stone is prized for its beautiful patterning, which is said to resemble the rays of the rising sun. Take an in-depth look at the famous fossilized coral. Learn all about it, and then head out and search for your own!" -- back cover.
Author
Publisher
Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Beyond what most people think about archaeology -- with its cleanly numbered dates, and discoveries--lies a vibrant and controversial realm of scientists, thieves, and contested land claims. Here, naturalist and adventurer Childs explores the field's transgressions against the cultures it tries to preserve, and pauses to ask: To whom does the past belong? Written in his trademark lyrical style, this book carries readers directly into his adventures...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Even though the dinosaurs roamed the earth millions of years ago, we're still piecing together new information about these ancient animals. Did you know that, on average, a new species of dinosaur is discovered every single week? Or that many dinosaurs had feathers? Or that there are even modern-day dinosaurs walking around right now? New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed paleontologist Steve Brusatte writes about all the new discoveries...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Young paleontologists are invited on a fossil dig, set to the tune of Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush. Hike the trail, scan the ground, and make a find--then discover how to build a dinosaur from its bones. Includes song motions and bite-size science sidebars. This is a fun and distinctive young dinosaur book."--Provided by publisher.
15) Acqua alta
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
The Venice commissioner, Guido Brunetti, investigates the murder of a museum director who was involved in the traffic of Chinese antiques. Suspicion falls on a wealthy collector. By the author of Death and Judgment.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The year is 1876. Among the warring Indian tribes and lawless gold-rush towns of America's western territories, two paleontologists pillage the Wild West. They are hunting for dinosaur fossils, while surveilling, deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars. Into this treacherous territory plunges the arrogant and entitled Yale student William Johnson. Determined to survive a summer in the west to win...
Author
Language
English
Description
When Mary Anning uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home on the English coast, she sets the religious fathers on edge, the townspeople to vicious gossip, and the scientific world alight. Luckily, Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, and in the struggle to be recognized in the wider world, Mary and Elizabeth discover that friendship is their greatest ally.
Author
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Part detective history, part memoir, in this book Jill Hunting tells the story of her journey across the United States and into the realms of prehistory, national history, and family history as she follows her great-grandfather's trail to the fossil bed where he discovered an 83-million-year-old avian dinosaur"--
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