The Extinct Files: My Science Project - Hardcover

Edwards, Wallace

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1553379713 ISBN 13: 9781553379713

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2006

Synopsis

Wally was planning to do his science project on his pet iguana. But just as he was getting started, he made a major discovery sure to rock the scientific community. He saw a dinosaur. Not a fossil, but a real dinosaur, right outside his bedroom window. Dinosaurs are alive -- and living among us. In fact, they are right in Wally's backyard! With the aid of stunning eyewitness accounts, The Extinct Files: My Science Project details the habitat, diet, grooming, health and fitness, communication and recreation of the contemporary dinosaurs, and much more. Wally has done his homework and it shows. His project follows tried-and-true scientific methodology and contains page after page of photographic evidence. But his shocking conclusion shows that today's dinos guard their privacy fiercely ?

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About the Authors

Wallace Edwards is a commissioned artist, as well as a freelance illustrator for books and magazines. He lives in Yarker, Ontario, near Kingston.

Wallace Edwards is a commissioned artist, as well as a freelance illustrator for books and magazines. He lives in Yarker, Ontario, near Kingston.

Reviews

Grade 1-5–When young Wally catches a scaly beast passing by his window, he ditches his science project about his pet iguana and gathers evidence that will contradict all that is known about dinosaur extinction. This large, colorful, faux notebook is organized into sections that present observations on habitat, diet, grooming, communication, defenses, and other categories. Photos (done in watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache) of various creatures are Scotch-taped onto the pages and accompanied by colored-pencil sketches. The dinosaurs wear clothing (a polka-dotted dress, sneakers, a top hat, etc.), ride two-wheelers, play Peewee fossil-ball, and attend school. Concerned about their appearance, some will even apply makeup with mops, brush their teeth with old Christmas trees and floss with garden hoses. In the end, as readers may glean from the claws on the cover, the project is purloined and thoroughly enjoyed by a group of dinos, leaving Wally to write a lame-sounding excuse to his teacher (I think the dinosaurs ate my homework). The combination of childlike imagination and humor makes for a dino-mite presentation. Although this compelling book is highly tongue-in-cheek, it could provide a starting point for discussions about research methods, scientific observation, and extinction. It's clever, funny, creative, and well conceived.–Teresa Pfeifer, Alfred Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Springfield, MA
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Edition details

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1553379713
• ISBN 13: 9781553379713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Edwards Wallace
• Number of pages: 32