Digging Up Petrified Forests

Digging Up Petrified Forests book cover
CONTENTS A Different kind of Forest From Tree to Stone Permineralization Finding Fossils In Full Color A Tree's Age Fossil Dating Pieces of the Puzzle How One Forest Formed A National Treasure Polar Forests Older Than the Dinosaurs Glossary Index 4 6 10 12 14 16 18.20.22.24.26.28.30 31 WORDS IN THE GLOSSARY APPEAR IN BOLD TYPE THE FIRST TIME THEY ARE USED IN THE TEXT
Digging Up Petrified Forests

Digging Up Petrified Forests

Petrified forests are some of the coolest-looking fossils that scientists find and study. They can tell us so much about the past, including what Earth was like before humans arrived. How do these amazing remains form? Why? Readers can find the answers to these questions within the pages of this book, complete with close-up photographs of petrified wood they might never otherwise see. The age-appropriate narrative supports science class learning and fun fact boxes give readers even more information about these amazing fossils.

About This Book

By: Charlotte Taylor
Illustrated by:
Published by: Enslow Publishing an imprint of The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
8-10Age Range
3.7 AR
29Pages
ScienceSubject
650LLexile
15-30 minsReading Time
NGuided Reading
NFountas & Pinnell
30DRA