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The doomsday detectives : how Walter and Luis Alvarez solved the mystery of dinosaur extinction / Cindy Jenson-Elliott ; illustrations by Theo Nicole Lorenz.
"Father-son scientists Luis and Walter Alvarez piece together one of the greatest mysteries of all time: What really happened to the dinosaurs? Dive into this fun and informative middle grade nonAfiction book, which outlines the many important scientific discoveries that aided the Alvarezes in their search for answers"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643791098 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1643791095 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., [2025]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A guide to scientific practices -- A day like any other -- Earth's greatest mystery -- Figuring out how Earth changes over time -- The question of a lifetime -- It's about time : How history is written in the rocks -- A is for answers -- It came from outer space -- High-impact evidence -- Big wave hunters -- Closing in on a killer : the search for the crater -- Doomsday : the last day of the Cretaceous -- A never ending story. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 10-13. Tu Books, An imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc. |
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| Subject: | Dinosaurs > Extinction. Mass extinctions. Paleontology > History. Earth (Planet) > History. Alvarez, Luis W., 1911-1988. Alvarez, Walter, 1940- |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | J 567.9 Jens (Text) | 33126026437305 | J New Nonfiction | Available | - |