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Tooth and Claw: The Dinosaur Wars Hardcover – Illustrated, April 30, 2019

by Deborah Noyes (Author)
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The tale of the epic rivalry between two foundational paleontologists to find bigger and better bones in the American West, perfect for readers of Steve Sheinkin and Candace Fleming.

Today we take for granted the idea that dinosaurs once roamed the earth. But two hundred years ago, the very concept of an extinct species did not exist. When an English scientist proposed in 1841 that Dino Saurs ("terrible lizards") had come and gone, it was only a theory, a new way of explaining the "dragon" and "giant" bones scattered across the globe. But when proof turned up seventeen years later, it was not only incontrovertible; it was massive.

Tooth and Claw tells the story of the feverish race between two brilliant, driven, and insanely competitive scientists--Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh--to uncover more and more monstrous fossils in the newly opened Wild West. Between them, they discovered dozens of major dinosaur species and established the new discipline of paleontology in America. But their bitter thirty-year rivalry--a "war" waged on wild plains and mountains, in tabloid newsprint, and in Congress--dramatically wrecked their professional and private lives even as it brought alive for the public a vanished prehistoric world.
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  1. Reading age
    10 - 13 years
  2. Print length
    160 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    5 - 6
  5. Lexile measure
    1230L
  6. Dimensions
    7.38 x 0.67 x 9.31 inches
  7. Publisher
    Viking Books for Young Readers
  8. Publication date
    April 30, 2019
  9. ISBN-10
    0425289842
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0425289846
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Gr 7 Up—The conflict between two pioneering 19th-century scientists provides a framework for detailing the burgeoning scientific fields of evolutionary theory and paleontology in this accessible history for younger readers. Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh came to their professional scientific careers in the wake of the U.S. Civil War from very distinct backgrounds and achieved prominence through different means, but they began work as contemporaries and affable colleagues and ended as bitter enemies. Noyes details Marsh and Cope's individual accomplishments, their feud and its repercussions, contemporary developments in the scientific community that impacted their work, and the popular interest in science that supported their research and gave an audience to their dispute. The discovery of troves of pre-historic bones in the opening American West provided an apt landscape upon which Marsh and Cope could act out their resentments toward each other, use the media to shape the public's understanding of dinosaurs and science as a discipline, and outline the direction of paleontology for generations to come. Detailed sidebars and insets give the history and science behind Cope and Marsh's work and the ways that the pair have influenced paleontology and scientific inquiry today. VERDICT An exciting retelling of the passionate rivalry between two researchers, and the dinosaurs that ignited their intellectual labors and fueled their conflict. Recommended for middle and high school nonfiction collections.—Kelly Kingrey-Edwards, Blinn Junior College, Brenham, TX

About the Author

Deborah Noyes is the author of nonfiction and fiction for young readers and adults, including The Magician and the Spirits, Ten Days a Madwoman, Encyclopedia of the End, One Kingdom, and The Ghosts of Kerfol. She has also compiled and edited the short story anthologies Gothic!, The Restless Dead, and Sideshow. You can learn more at deborahnoyes.com and follow her on Twitter @DeborahNoyes.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (April 30, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0425289842
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0425289846
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 13 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1230L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 6
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.38 x 0.67 x 9.31 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Deborah Noyes

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Deb Noyes writes adult historical fiction, young adult novels and nonfiction, and children's books, and is an editor and photographer. Born in California, she has lived most of her adult life in Massachusetts, working all manner of day jobs to support the writing habit -- from bartender and book reviewer to children's book editor and zookeeper. She's the only person she knows who's been bitten by a dwarf lemur.

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MRoeser
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2019
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This book provides a fascinating overview of the "Bone Wars" during the last half of the 19th century. Interspersed throughout are photographs, maps, and handwritten correspondence that make the story pop even more. In addition, there are lots of fun sidebars that focus on various topics, such as particular scientists of the time, dinosaur bone hunters throughout history and more. An excellent window into such an interesting rivalry.
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Bought this for my nephew who has ADHD. It has way to many dates and facts to keep his attention.
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