The Leakeys: Uncovering the Origins of Humankind

by Margaret Poynter

Book Overview

Louis and Mary Leakey were pioneers in the study of human origins. Their discoveries of ancient skulls and pre-human footprint trails have given us a greater understanding of how the human race... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0894907883
• ISBN13: 9780894907883
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 10

Customer Reviews

The Leakeys

This is a great account of the lives of Louis and Mary Leakey and their professional achievements.This book entails the hard work and dedication it takes to answer some of life's most interesting questions, such as; When did our human ancestors first appear on earth? Loius is an anthropologist and Mary is anarchaeologist who together searched and made some remarkable findings. The book is great at depicting the successes and failures of the Leakeys.