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Where can I get more information? An annotated list of books and references, organized thematically and reviewed with 5-8th graders in mind.


The Expedition

Bowden, Rob and Tony Binns.  Journey Through Africa (Horus Editions, London, 1998) $10.98.

 Buettner, Dan.  AfricaTrek: A Journey by Bicycle Through Africa (Learner Publications Company, Minneapolis, 1997) $23.95.

Raskin, Lawrie and Debora Pearson.  My Sahara Adventure: 52 Days by Camel  (Annick Press, 1998) $14.95.

The following videos about Dr. Sereno's expedition are available at www.libraryvideo.com or you may call the Library Video Company at 800-843-3620 or fax them at 610-645-4040.

Dinosaur Giants Found - is a National Geographic documentary that follows the 1997 Expedition to Niger, and the discovery and reconstruction of Africa's dinosaur giant, Jobaria.

N0066, $19.95

Flesh on the Bones - is an award winning documentary about the 1995 Expedition to Morocco, the discoveries of two new predatory dinosaurs (Carcharodontosaurus and Deltadromeus) and the paleontology process necessary to interpret and reconstruct life in Morocco 90 million years ago.

K9937, $9.95

Fragments of Time - is a New Explorer's documentary about the expedition to Argentina which unearthed the earliest dinosaurs to have ever lived.

N0519, $19.95

Skeletons in the Sand - this New Explorer's documentary traces the dramatic story of the 1993 Expedition to Niger.

N0581, $19.95

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Niger

Diagram Group.  Peoples of Africa: Peoples of West Africa (Facts on File, New York, 1997) $21.95.

Kessler, Cristina.  One Night: A Story from the Desert (Philomel Books, New York, 1995) $5.99.

Ndukwe, Pat I.  Fulani (The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.  New York, 1996) $17.95.

Parris, Ronald.  Hausa (The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.  New York, 1996) $17.95.

Reynolds, Jan.  Sahara: Vanishing Cultures (Harcourt Brace and Company, New York, 1991) $10.00.

Van Offelen, Marion.  Nomads of Niger (Abradale Press, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1983) $29.95.

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The Desert

Scoones, Simon.  The Sahara and its People (Raintree Steck-Vaugh, Austin, 1994) $6.95.

Steele, Philip.  Deserts (Carolrhoda Books, Inc., Minneapolis, 1996) $19.95.

Wood, Jenny.  Deserts: An Arid Wilderness (Gareth Stevens Children's Books, Milwaukee, 1991) $22.60.

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Earth Science

Busbey, A., The Nature Company Guide to Rocks and Fossils (Time Life Inc, San Francisco, CA, 1996)  $16.95.

Cassidy, J., EARTHSEARCH: A Kid's Geography Museum in a Book (Klutz Press, Palo Alto, CA., 1993) $19.95.

Cole, J., The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (Scholastic, Inc. New York, 1987) $4.95.

Deike, Ruth, Stone Wall Secrets Teacher's Guide: Exploring Geology in the Classroom.  (Tilbury House, Maine, 1998) $9.95.

Lambert, D., The Field Guide to Geology (Facts on File, Inc. New York, 1998) $14.95.

Lobek, A., Things Maps Don't Tell Us: An Adventure into Map Interpretation (University of Chicago Press, 1993)  $19.95.

Parker, S., Rocks and Minerals (DK Publishers, New York, 1997) $5.95.

Oliver, R., Rocks and Fossils (Random House, New York, 1993) $16.95.

Pierre, Y., Mapping a Changing World (Thomasson-Grant & Lickle, New York, 1996) $17.95.

Rhodes, F., A Golden Guide to Geology (Golden Books, New York, 1991) $5.95.

Thorson, K., Stone Wall Secrets (Tilbury House Publishers, Maine, 1998) $16.95.

Wiggers, R., The Amateur Geologist; Explorations and Investigations (Franklin Watts, 1994) $6.95.

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dinosaurs and Paleontology

Aliki, My Visit to the Dinosaurs (HarperCollins, New York, 1984) $4.95.

Barton, B., Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs (HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1989) $10.95.

Barton, B., Des os, des os de dinosaures, l'ecole des loisirs (Paris, 1991) $3.91.

Bausum, A., Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs, A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews (National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 2000) $17.95.

Berger, M. & G., Did Dinosaurs Live in Your Backyard: Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs (Scholastic Inc., New York, 1998) $5.95.

Benton, M., The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Dinosaurs (Penguin Group, London, 1996) $16.95.

Bishop, N., Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar (Houghton Mifflin Co., New York, 2000) $16.00.

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Booth, J., The Big Beast Book: Dinosaurs and How They Got That Way (Yolla Bolly Press, Covelo, CA., 1988) $10.95.

Costa, V., Dinosaur Safari Guide: Tracking North America's Prehistoric Past (Voyageur Press, Stillwater, MN, 1994) $14.95.

Eldredge, N., The Fossil Factory: A Kid's Guide to Digging Up Dinosaurs, Exploring Evolution, and Finding Fossils (Addison Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, MA. 1989) $9.95.

Dixon, D., The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution (Salem House Publishers, Topsfield, MA, 1988) $19.95.

Gaffnew, E., Dinosaurs (Golden Press, New York, 1990) $5.95

Gardom, T., The Book of Dinosaurs: The Natural History Museum Guide (Prima Publishing, Rocklin, CA, 1993) $14.95.

Kittinger, J., Stories in Stone: The World of Animal Fossils (Grolier Publishing, New York. 1998) $6.95.

Lindsey, W., The Great Dinosaur Atlas (DK Publishing, New York, 1991) $19.95.

Lindsay, W., On the Trail of Incredible Dinosaurs (American Museum of Natural History, DK Publishing, New York, 1998) $14.95.

Matt, Margaret.  Human Anatomy Coloring Book (Dover, 1981) $2.95.

McGowan, C.,  T-Rex To Go: Build Your Own from Chicken Bones, (HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1999) $14.00.

McGowan, C., Make Your Own Dinosaur Out of Chicken Bones: Foolproof Instructions for Budding Paleontologists (HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1989) $13.00.

McGowan, C., Discover Dinosaurs: Become a Dinosaur Detective (Kids Can Press Ltd., Toronto, 1992) $9.95.

Munsart, C., Investigating Science with Dinosaurs (Teacher Ideas Press, Englewood, CO.  1993) $24.95.

National Wildlife Learning Federation, Digging Into Dinosaur: Ranger Rick's Nature Scope (Triangle Press/McGraw Hill, NY. 1997.) $12.95

Norell, M., and L., A Nest of Dinosaurs: The Story of Oviraptor (Random House, New York, 1999) $17.95.

Parker, S., The Practical Paleontologist: A step-by-step guide to finding, studying, and interpreting fossils - from searching for sites to extracting, cleaning, and restoring finds (Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, 1990) $15.00.

Sachatello-Sawyer, From the Museum of the Rockies, (Scholastic Inc., New York, 1995) $12.95.

Wade, N., The Science Times Book of Fossils and Evolution: The best science reporting from the acclaimed weekly section of The New York Times,  (The Lyons Press, New York, 1998) $25.00.

Wilkes, A., The Big Book of Dinosaurs, A First Book for Young Children (DK Publishing, New York, 1994) $14.95.

Zallinger, P., Dinosaurs and Other Archosaurs (The Random House Library of Knowledge, Random House, New York, 1986) $12.99.

Zoehfeld, K., Fossil Fever (Golden Books Publishing, New York, 2000) $3.99.

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