A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard

by Julia Lyon

Book Overview

For fans of Shark Lady comes the incredible true story of a girl who discovered dinosaur bones in her own backyard and, after years of persistence, helped uncover one of the most exciting paleontological discoveries of our time.

There's an extraordinary secret hidden just beneath Ruth Mason's feet. The year is 1905, and Ruth is a prairie girl living in South Dakota. She has no way of knowing that millions of years ago, her family...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534474641
• ISBN13: 9781534474642
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3