Fossils Tell of Long Ago

by Aliki

Book Overview

Read and find out about fossils in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.What is a fossil? Sometimes it's the imprint of an ancient leaf in a rock. Or it could be the skeleton of a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064450937
• ISBN13: 9780064450935
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.7" x 6.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Fish Fossil at Hays, KS

Great book! My daughter received this book as part of her 2nd grade curriculum through K12. The book details a specific fish-within-a-fish fossil. The original of this fossil is located at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History at Fort Hays State University located in Hays, Kansas. The museum has also has robotic dinosaurs and is located on I-70 halfway between Kansas City and Denver.

"I love this book." --my 5-year-old

I'm quite taken with this one myself. We just picked the 1990 Revised Edition off the library shelves this week. What a find! It's 32 pages and just about every page is a home run. There's no fluff. The scientific content is spot-on. And the book is thick with fascinating stuff. We see rocks formed from mud, coal from peat, and amber from sap; geological changes; paleontologists at work --and did you know a whole woolly mammoth was found frozen in the Siberian tundra in 1901? Usually I can take or leave Aliki's smiling schoolchildren and their cartoon speech balloons. Here, everything they say is interesting or illustrative, and their enthusiasm is contagious. My 5-year-old is somehow able to read a little of this book at a time (by aggressively guessing at the longer words, I guess) but with words like "imprint" and "preserved" it's closer to a second-grade (7-to-8-year-old) reading level. P.S. The famous fish-within-a-fish fossil described in the book is on display at the Sternberg Museum of National History in Hays, Kansas, USA.

Fossils for Primary Learners

My son and I enjoyed this book and used it to add to our study of fossils. The book was easy to understand the artwork was engaging. I recomend this book for primary grades 1-3.

Another hit from Aliki

I love the Let's Read and Find Out science series, and Aliki is one of my family's favorite authors, so this book is a real winner for us. Clearly written text and lovely illustrations make for an enjoyable read-aloud for K-2 level students, or an informative read-alone book for older kids or early readers.

A review of the record of fossils for children Ages 5 and up

Fossils tell of long ago is a good book for children. Brightly illustrated pictures help them grasp the facts of fossils. It includes a fun experiment, too, along with a clear explanation of how fossils were made. I give this book four stars.