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The Opal Dinosaur

Yvonne Mes
Illustrated by Sylvia Morris
Hardback
August 2024
9781486316793
More details
  • Publisher
    CSIRO Publishing
  • Published
    22nd August
  • ISBN 9781486316793
  • Language English
  • Pages 32 pp.
  • Size 9.84" x 9.84"
  • Images color illus throughout
$16.99

The true story of the discovery of a new Australian dinosaur with very special bones.

Millions of years ago, a small dinosaur slips and scrambles, before sinking into the earth. Her bones lie under the soil, slowly transforming into something wonderful. Then, one day, a miner spies a shimmer of blue and green.

The Opal Dinosaur explores the amazing discovery of rare opalized bones. Follow the journey as the bones are found, forgotten and then finally identified as an exciting new dinosaur species.

Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 9.

Features:

  • Explores the Cretaceous period and the intriguing creatures that roamed the Earth at that time.
  • Explains the fascinating process of how fossils and opal are formed.
  • Tells the story of the discovery and identification of a new Australian dinosaur species.
  • Shows how palaeontologists identify fossils.

Main story
Who was the little dinosaur?
Glossary
Author's acknowledgements
Illustrator's acknowledgements

Yvonne Mes

Yvonne Mes is an author and illustrator from Brisbane. She coordinates the Brisbane-based writers group, Write Links, and is a frequent speaker at schools and literary events.

Sylvia Morris

Sylvia Morris is an illustrator with a background in mathematics, who combines her analytical and creative puzzle solving skills with her love of reading in her illustrations.

dinosaurs; fossils; opals; geology