author: Ted Enik
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2017/10/22
date added: 2017/10/22
shelves: children-s
review:
'Sticks 'n Stones 'n Dinosaur Bones' by Ted Enik with illustrations by G.F. Newland is a funny picture book about unscrupulous paleontologists.
Between 1865 and 1890 there was a period of time called "The Bone Wars" in which competing scientist tried to find the best dinosaur fossils. This book is about the feud between Edward Drinker Cope and O. Charles Marsh. In the race to outdo each other, they turned to unethical methods to compete. They are also credited with naming some famous dinosaurs, and that is given at the end of the book.
The text rhymes in a way I can only call 'Seuss-like' and the illustrations are as wacky as the verse. The story is silly enough, even though it is true. I think young readers would get some laughs about these grown-ups and the means they go to in order to compete. That subtle lesson might even catch on with young readers.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Schiffer Publishing Ltd. and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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