Loading...
Trapped in the Tar Pit: How Paleontologists Unearthed a City's Prehistoric Past

By Jessica Stremer
Illustrators Illustrated by Alexander Vidal Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher Simon & Schuster Imprint Beach Lane ISBN

9781665953177

Trapped in the Tar Pit: How Paleontologists Unearthed a City's Prehistoric Past

load
SKU
9781665953177J
Dig down, down, down into the history of an ancient tar pit in this fascinating nonfiction picture book about one of the most exciting fossil discoveries of the modern day!



Thousands of years ago, ancient animals roamed the Earth, unaware there was a lot of sticky tar hidden deep beneath their feet…until one day, an earthquake caused it to seep up to the surface. When unsuspecting animals stepped into the tar, they got stuck!



Centuries later, in the early 1900s, people started exploring the tar pit and found more bones the deeper they dug. Eventually, scientists realized the bones weren’t just any old bones but perfectly preserved fossils of ancient animals, just waiting to be dug up and puzzled back together!
More Information

Standard MARC Records

Download Standard MARC Records

Cover Art

Download Cover Art

STEAM (Grades K-2)

STEAM Grades K-2

STEAM (Grades K-2)

For Grades K-2

This collection introduces foundational STEAM concepts through engaging nonfiction, informational fiction, and beautifully illustrated books. Young readers will be inspired to question, explore, and dream big.

12 books per Year
$236.64 per Year
Interests

Beginning Readers, Nonfiction, Science/STEAM

Like this book? Get more like this every month.
LEARN MORE