McGowan, Christopher

Uses hands-on activities to present information about dinosaurs and to show how paleontologists have learned about these prehistoric creatures.

Provides detailed step-by-step instructions for creating a skeleton of an apatosaurus from chicken bones and includes information about the dinosaur, a list of fifty discussion questions, and recipes for the leftover chicken meat.

Paleontologist Chris McGowan examines various dinosaur species and explains how he and other researchers learn about the prehistoric animals. Includes over twenty-five hands-on experiments.