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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2003 · Est. 13 min read-aloud
Dinosaur Hunter
Written by Elaine Marie Alphin · Illustrated by Don Bolognese
Part of the I Can Read series
In 1880s Wyoming, a boy's fossil find ignites fierce competition.
3.6/5 Goodreads · 82 ratings
48 pages· 1,661 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
In 1880s Wyoming, young Ned Chapman stumbles upon ancient bones on his family's ranch, catapulting him into the ruthless world of fossil hunters. As he navigates this cutthroat arena, where ambition knows no bounds, Ned must decide how far he's willing to go to unearth a legendary dinosaur skeleton. Will his discovery lead to triumph or peril?
From the publisher
Fossil collectors!In 1880s Wyoming, Ned Chapman dreams of finding a dinosaur skeleton. When he discovers some old bones on his father’s ranch, Ned is thrust into the world of bone hunters – men so competitive that they will do anything to bring back the best fossils!
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 48
- Words
- 1,661
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Early Reader
- Lexile
- 650L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 72909
Publication
- Published
- October 5, 2004
- First published
- September 1, 2003
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780064442565
- LCCN
- 2002152281
- OCLC
- 156707599
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