"When Jack Horner was a child, he was fascinated by dinosaur fossils. He hunted for them and dreamed of being a great paleontologist. But Jack struggled with school and reading. Jack found his own way to success and became one of the world's most famous paleontologist!"--

On the way to his Grandma's house, Jack makes an unexpected discovery that sends them on a fantastic adventure back in time! What will they find on their journey? And will they make it safely back home? Like many eight year old boys, Jack's favorite thing in the world is dinosaurs. One day he comes across an unusual object, which turns out to be a time machine! Jack and his Grandma embark on an exciting journey back in time, in search of different species of dinosaur. But their trip is not without its dangers: it will take the combined skills and knowledge of this multi-generational pair to escape a scary encounter and make it safely home. Jack the Dinosaur Hunter is a beautifully illustrated, heartwarming adventure story, bringing modern technology to a pre-historic setting, and humorously bridging the generations between grandparents and grandchildren. Children will love following the colorful pictures of Jack and his Grandma as they explore this forgotten world, sparking their imagination and teaching them how we each have something to contribute to a successful team. Best for kids who: Love dinosaurs and pre-historic times Are excited by the idea of time travel Enjoy fantasy stories Have an active imagination and a sense of adventure Like technology and gadgets Can identify with characters who love learning facts and figures Have skills or knowledge that are not always valued by their peers Gift this book if you are looking for: A charming story about grandmother-grandchild bonding and learning from each other A story about how we all have something to contribute to a team A fun introduction to facts about different dinosaur species An inspiring story about how following your passions can take you on unexpected adventures An exciting short story for a dinosaur-lover Children's Book Age 3-8 with beautiful dinosaurus illustrations

"A fascinating thriller, well crafted and relentless ... A cross between Tony Hillerman and Larry McMurtry, this is one hell of a good read."--Douglas Preston, author of Tyrannosaur Canyon and Blasphemy The cowboys who work on the ranchlands of Montana expect more than their fair share of trouble. One of them is Mike Wire, a former homicide detective. Mike is about to learn murder and mayhem can happen under Motnana's big skies, too. Beneath the earth lie enough dinosaur fossils to fill several museum collections---and make a fortune for whoever claims them first. Soon he will have to combine everything he learned as a cop with everything he knows as a cowboy to protect the people and the land he could never live without.

2020-2021 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award List Notable Social Studies Trade Books list – Winning Title! 2019 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award - Winning Title Florida Book Award Gold Winner Recipient of the 2019 Eureka! Honors Award Winner -Best of 2019 Kids Books - Most Inspiring Category As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo, grew over the years into 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. The Boy Who Grew a Forest tells the inspiring true story of Payeng--and reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.

Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived millions of years ago. It was a long time before there were any people on the earth. Scientists have looked at dinosaur bones and found out many things about what they were like. Nobody knows why the dinosaurs disappeared. People have made pictures to show what they might have looked like. What do we know about dinosaurs?

When Jack Horner was in high school, he put together a science project that identified and compared dinosaur fossils from Montana and Alberta. Now a world-renowned dinosaur paleontologist, Dr. Horner realizes that many of his identifications in that proje

A rhythmic rhyme describes the different types of tracks made by dinosaurs that depict their movement and behavior.

How did those enormous dinosaur skeletons get inside the museum? Long ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Then, suddenly, they died out. For thousands of years, no one knew these giant creatures had ever existed. Then people began finding fossils -- bones and teeth and footprints that had turned to stone. Today, teams of experts work together to dig dinosaur fossils out of the ground, bone by fragile bone. Then they put the skeletons together again inside museums, to look just like the dinosaurs of millions of years ago.

A series about the prehistoric giants.

An anecdotal journey into the world of dinosaur paleontology chronicles the international odyssey of a renowned photojournalist who traveled the world in search of the great fossil hunters and their discoveries