Alamosa Public Library

Presents a photographic introduction to dinosaurs, explaining what they are, tracing the history of dinosaur discovery, and discussing the physical characteristics and behaviors of dinosaurs.

Presents a poem about dinosaur bones with paper collage illustrations, and includes facts about dinosaurs on each page.

An introduction to geology that uses full-color photographs and easy-to-read text to describe what fossils are, how they form, and what they reveal about the past.

Discusses the work of paleontologists searching in the Sahara desert for dinosaur fossils in 2000.

Nine-year-old Hong travels the world with his father, a paleontologist, and finds an ichthyosaur.

Takes a tour of the Earth three hundred and twenty million years ago, during the Paleozoic Era, and investigates the plants and animals found there.

Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents the jaw-dropping discovery of a vast Egyptian tomb containing dozens of sealed burial chambers, as well as recounting tales of pirate treasure, mysterious deaths, archaeological mysteries, and more… 
What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? Where might...

Twenty-two years following the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now includes a completely functioning dinosaur theme park, as once envisioned by John Hammond. After ten years of operation and decline in visitors, a unique attraction is designed to ignite visitor's interest, which fails horribly.

When renowned paleontologist Dr. Grant agrees to accompany a wealthy adventurer and his wife on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna, InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric creatures, he has no idea that he was brought along for a totally different reason. When their plane crashes and they become stranded, they discover the island's native inhabitants are smarter, faster, fiercer and more brutal than imagined.

This unique dinosaur title will take readers to the continent of Australia to discover some rock formations that held important dinosaur discoveries. Readers will learn about each dinosaur, from when it lived to what it ate, and other cool facts! Complete with great photographs and a page explaining the different dino groups!