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Lucy Long Ago: Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came from

by Catherine Thimmesh

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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.

Synopsis:

Illustrated in full color with stunning computer-generated artwork and with rare paleo photography, this story of scientific sleuthing invites readers to wonder what our ancestors were like and recounts the discovery of the remains of Lucy, the world's most famous hominid.

About the Author

Catherine Thimmesh is the Sibert Medal-winning author of Team Moon. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her family.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780547051994
Subtitle:
Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came From
Author:
Thimmesh, Catherine
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Subject:
Fossil hominids
Subject:
Ethiopia
Subject:
Fossils
Subject:
Children s All Ages - Nature
Subject:
Ancient
Subject:
Australopithecus afarensis.
Subject:
Lucy (Prehistoric hominid)
Subject:
Science & Nature - Fossils
Subject:
Human evolution
Subject:
Children s-Geology and Meteorology
Edition Description:
Reinforced Library Binding
Publication Date:
20090518
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 5
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Full-color photographs
Pages:
64
Dimensions:
10 x 8 in 1.09 lb
Age Level:
09-12

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