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DINOSAUR BONE WAR Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Trade Paperback | Random House Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-81349-8 (0-375-81349-7) | December 2006 | $5.99 | Ages 9-12 Hardcover Library Binding | Random House Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-91349-5 (0-375-91349-1) | December 2006 | $11.99 | Ages 9-12

This adventure story begins with two boys who at a young age fall in love with dinosaurs. Each decides not to follow the life of a farmer, but instead to spend their lives collecting fossils. Imagine two men who both hated each other and who had the exact same passion. Meet Edward Cope and Charles Marsh. They began as friends, but their ambition and drive soon led them to a fierce competition to excavate the same sites. Their finds changed scientific history as we know it. Have you ever heard of the brontosaurus, the stegosaurus, or the pterodactyl? These men found some of the best fossils ever. Landmark Books does it once again by turning dry history into a fascinating story of real people and real emotions.

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Prepared by Pat Strawn, Librarian, John Jay High School, San Antonio, Texas

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