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More copies of this ISBN:Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale of a Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Paleo Road Tripby Kirk Johnson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Would make anyone want to go on a fossil hunt.--True West This is one of a tiny handful of books equally useful to adults and twelve-year olds. It's a funny, stealthily informative account of wandering dinosaur mavens meeting others of their kind, and also discovering ancient creatures and plants never seen before.--Foreword Cruisin'the Fossil Freeway follows the most unusual travels of a paleontologist and artist as they drive across the West in search of fossils, encountering paleonerds like themselves and evidence of everything from suburban T. rexes to ancient fossilized forests. Book News Annotation:Armed with little more than determination, a fine set of wheels, and
decades of college, Johnson (Denver Museum of Nature and Science) and
artist Troll set off to find every sort of fossil and fossil-related
person they could on a 5,000-mile trip through Colorado, Montana,
Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Along the way
they describe the basics of paleontology as they encounter people
whose souls commune with the bones of dinosaurs, traces of life
millions of years old, and fossils visible at 65 MPH. In this
travelogue and field guide they teach budding paleonerds about why
the fossils are there, how to locate them, and what to do once they
find them. This is masterfully illustrated (you are probably wearing
one of Troll's tee-shirts right now) and Johnson and Troll are very
entertaining hosts.
Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:“Would make anyone want to go on a fossil hunt.”—True West Cruisin'the Fossil Freewayfollows the most unusual travels of a paleontologist and artist as they drive across the West in search of fossils, encountering “paleonerds” like themselves and evidence of everything from suburban T. rexesto ancient fossilized forests. About the AuthorKirk R. Johnson is vice president and chief curator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. He received his PhD in geology and paleobotany from Yale University in 1989, and did postdoctoral research in the rainforests of northern Australia before coming to Denver in 1991, where he directed the installation of the museum's Prehistoric Journey exhibit. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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