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21) Inca gold
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 12
Description
An action-filled chase through the Amazon jungle for 16th Century Spanish treasure. Joining in the pursuit are Dirk Pitt, the hero, his congresswoman girlfriend, the FBI, the Customs Service, archaeologists, a tribe of local Indians, smugglers and various thieves. There's plenty of treasure for everyone, the gold requiring 200 men just to lift
23) Fossils
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In this book, readers will learn about the fascinating stories behind fossils and how they are preserved . . . full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn more about how fossils form, the shapes they take, and where they can be found"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
In 2012, a New York auction catalogue boasted an unusual offering: "a superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton." In fact, Lot 49135 consisted of a nearly complete T. bataar, a close cousin to the most famous animal that ever lived. The fossils now on display in a Manhattan event space had been unearthed in Mongolia, more than 6,000 miles away. At eight-feet high and 24 feet long, the specimen was spectacular, and when the gavel sounded the winning bid was over...
30) Rocks
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to rocks.
31) Rocks & fossils
Author
Pub. Date
1993
Description
Provides information on how rocks and fossils are formed and where they can be found and offers advice on which ones to collect and how to display them.
Author
Pub. Date
©1994
Description
The Navajo see even the most minute parts of their homelands and surrounding territory as infused with sacred significance. Places of special power are the most alive, and stories usually go with them. Navajos visit these places to connect with their power. The places anchor the ways of Navajo life as well as the stories about the origins and the correct pursuit of those ways. Navajos have responded to curiosity about these places and landscapes by...
33) Rock collecting
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains how to start a rock collection and how to recognize igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
35) Spiders
Author
Pub. Date
1988
Description
Discusses how to collect spiders for observation and how to care for them before releasing them.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Geology meets treasure hunting with this field guide to rockhounding! If you've ever kept an interesting rock or shell, bought a polished stone from a gift shop, or even just enjoyed a 'gram of a really cool crystal, congratulations! You've already experienced a rockhounding adventure! Rockhouding for Beginners shows you how to take your rockhounding to the next level, providing everything you need to know from tips for finding local sources for...
Author
Description
This fully revised and updated edition features over 90 of the best locales for exploring and collecting rocks, minerals or fossils throughout Colorado. Sites are presented with detailed directions, site maps, descriptive text and numerous black and white photos. A handy mineral locator index, glossary, lists of rock clubs and a full-color photo insert of rock fossil and mineral specimens are included to enhance the collecting experience.
39) The relic
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 18
Formats
Description
Days before a massive exhibition at the New York Museum of Natural History, visitors are being murdered. Autopsies indicate that the killer cannot be human. The museum's directors decide to go ahead with the bash in spite of the murders. Now museum researcher Margo Green must find out who or what is doing the killing. Does she have time to stop a massacre?
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