| Wow, what a ride!
I mean, read. When I first saw the cover, the photo was attention
grabbing, but not realistic. The “Teachers Guide Included”
notation on the cover frightened me! The list of what the book included
made it look a bit like a how-to manual, which it most certainly
wasn’t, or at least not your boring, typical one.
I’m not a big fan of palaeontology, I much prefer archaeology,
but anything slightly older than my Grandma will do. I especially
enjoyed the descriptions of the digs that turned scientific theories
around, as well as figuring out how dinosaurs moved from skeletal
remains.
The introduction of the book was a bit weak. It was almost like
speech attempts that start off, “Hi, my name is _____. Today
I would like to talk about _____.” That’s the only part
I would change. However, once into the content of the book, everything
flowed much better.
Since I don’t read much on palaeontology, this book was
full of information I did not know. Intricate details like the Triceratops
Two Step, or any number of squabbles among palaeontologists were
scandalously fun.
While I was reading the book, my family and I were crammed in
an over-packed car for a long trip, so it was read the book or die
of chronic-boredom-syndrome. Lucky for me the book was very entertaining.
The photos in the book were just amazing. There was literally
a wonderful picture for every tiny detail. Out of 10, I’d
say the book is an 8. Overall, Bones Rock! is just what its title
decrees: it rocks.
(Originally published
in the May/June 2005 issue of YES Mag.)
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