Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> History - Prehistoric

When an archaeologist examines a body found frozen in the Austrian Alps, he learns something extraordinary. The well-preserved body-- and the tools and clothing found at the site-- indicates that the man died more than 5,000 years ago.

* ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Readers
* Hungry Mind Review Children's Book of Distinction
* NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children

Did you know that:

- Every atom in your body has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to being you?

- If you are an average-sized kid, you have enough potential energy inside you to explode with the force of several hydrogen bombs?

And--What happened to dinosaurs? How big is the universe? Why are oceans salty? Is a meteor going to hit us?

Tackling everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bill Bryson's inimitable...

The most up-to-date illustrated dinosaur encyclopedia on the market DISCOVERING DINOSAURS features spectacular illustrations of nearly 140 species, including all of the top dinosaur discoveries through 2015--written and illustrated by two of the world's top dinosaur experts and artists. With a stunning oversized format that showcases Bob Walters' and Tess Kissinger's award-winning illustrations, and a textured dinosaur-skin-like book cover, kids will not want to put...

These and a very few other animals are extreme survivors. All of them have been around at least 125 million years, surviving mass extinctions like the one that ended the dinosaurs.Evolution may have altered their physiology through the eons, but not their appearance.

More than 99 percent of all life forms have gone extinct during the 3.6-billion-year history of life on Earth. How have these -living fossils---these living links with Earth's prehistoric past--survived? The search for answers is leading scientists to amazing discoveries--not only about the past, but also the future--and...