Marvelous But True
2 primary works • 4 total works
Book 4
The fourth book in a series about scientific wonder. Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For little researchers ages 6 years and up.
The early nineteenth century. Mary Anning is only twelve years old when she discovers her first dinosaur skeleton while looking for fossils to sell. It isn’t just any skeleton; it’s the first almost complete Ichthyosaurus ever found. Over the next few years, more dinosaurs follow. Although Mary doesn’t get admitted to a university, her research would later form the basis for developing the theory of evolution, which made Mary one of the most important paleontologists in history.
The early nineteenth century. Mary Anning is only twelve years old when she discovers her first dinosaur skeleton while looking for fossils to sell. It isn’t just any skeleton; it’s the first almost complete Ichthyosaurus ever found. Over the next few years, more dinosaurs follow. Although Mary doesn’t get admitted to a university, her research would later form the basis for developing the theory of evolution, which made Mary one of the most important paleontologists in history.
Book 5
The fifth book in a series about scientific wonder. Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For researchers ages 6 years and up.
Early twentieth century. Roald Amundsen plans to travel to the northernmost point of the globe. But after experiencing difficulties with ships and airplanes in polar regions, he needs a new method of travel. For many years, people had flown in airships. Could an airship take him to the North Pole? Would it work in such brutal cold? Eventually, Roald became the first person ever to reach both poles, but it took the work of many people—and some animals!—to make his journey possible . . .
Early twentieth century. Roald Amundsen plans to travel to the northernmost point of the globe. But after experiencing difficulties with ships and airplanes in polar regions, he needs a new method of travel. For many years, people had flown in airships. Could an airship take him to the North Pole? Would it work in such brutal cold? Eventually, Roald became the first person ever to reach both poles, but it took the work of many people—and some animals!—to make his journey possible . . .
Selected as 2021 Best STEM Books by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children’s Book Council!
Almost one hundred years ago, William Beebe
and Otis Barton crawled into a tiny submarine
to explore the depths of the sea. How did they come
to invent the Bathysphere? And what did they find there,
far below the ocean’s surface?
The first book in the new non-fiction series "Marvelous But True". A picture book about dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing.
For researchers ages 6 years and up.
Guided Reading Level O
Almost one hundred years ago, William Beebe
and Otis Barton crawled into a tiny submarine
to explore the depths of the sea. How did they come
to invent the Bathysphere? And what did they find there,
far below the ocean’s surface?
The first book in the new non-fiction series "Marvelous But True". A picture book about dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing.
For researchers ages 6 years and up.
Guided Reading Level O
The second book in the Marvelous but True non-fiction series for children by Jan Leyssens and Joachim Sneyers!
"A good introduction to the accomplishments of Marie Tharp for young readers. The information given hits the highlights of her mapping and discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and will lead those interested in geology and cartography to search for further reading. The illustrations are bright and engaging, and complement the text well." - April Gray
In the early part of the twentieth century, the researcher Marie Tharp worked on a detailed map of the bottom of the ocean.
And then she made a discovery—a chasm down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Could this discovery help prove the age-old theory that the continents on Earth move?
The second book in a series about scientific wonder, now focusing on oceanographic cartographer Marie Tharp!
Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For researchers ages 6 and up.
Guided Reading Level P
"A good introduction to the accomplishments of Marie Tharp for young readers. The information given hits the highlights of her mapping and discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and will lead those interested in geology and cartography to search for further reading. The illustrations are bright and engaging, and complement the text well." - April Gray
In the early part of the twentieth century, the researcher Marie Tharp worked on a detailed map of the bottom of the ocean.
And then she made a discovery—a chasm down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Could this discovery help prove the age-old theory that the continents on Earth move?
The second book in a series about scientific wonder, now focusing on oceanographic cartographer Marie Tharp!
Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For researchers ages 6 and up.
Guided Reading Level P