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Author Lacovara, Kenneth, author.

Title Why dinosaurs matter / Kenneth Lacovara ; illustrations by Mike Lemanski.

Publication Info. New York : TED Books, Simon & Schuster, [2017]
©2017

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  567.9 LACOVARA    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  567.9 LACOVARA    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  567.9 LACOVARA    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  567 LACOVARA    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  567 LAC    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  567.9 LACOVARA    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  567.9 LA    Check Shelf
Edition First TED Books hardcover edition.
Description 169 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-169).
Contents In defense of dinosaurs -- Is a penguin a dinosaur? -- Walking Museum of Natural History -- Fossils underfoot -- Deep time -- Thunderclaps -- Making sense of monsters -- The King -- Champions -- Dreadnoughtus -- Dinosaur apocalypse -- Why dinosaurs matter.
Summary "What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth. By tapping into the ubiquitous wonder that dinosaurs inspire, Lacovara weaves together the stories of our geological awakening, of humanity's epic struggle to understand the nature of deep time, the meaning of fossils, and our own place on the vast and bountiful tree of life."--Amazon.com.
Subject Dinosaurs.
Human beings.
Extinction (Biology)
Added Author Lemanski, Mike, 1986- illustrator.
ISBN 1501120107 (hardcover)
9781501120107 (hardcover)
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