Título: Dinothaw: The search for the Coldest Dinosaur
Autor: Rose Elizabeth Siva
Sinopse: Product Description
'Dinosaurs in Antarctica? You must have rocks (or ice) in your head,' thought Josh.
When Josh gets an opportunity to go to Antarctica with his dad he finds out how wrong he was.Working with a research team attempting to recover recently found dinosaur bones they find out how difficult the condition can be, but with the help of a Russian helicopter pilot they manage what seems to be the impossible only to get trapped in the ice.
Will they be successful?
Review
"As a grandmother of grandsons I read this book to see if it would be suitable as a stocking stuffer or birthday present. It most certainly is, for kids who are dinosaur mad. (And which kid of a certain age isn't!) I hadn't realised that there were dinosaurs in Antarctica back in the day when it was a temperate, forested Gondwana. And that some of them left their bones behind (how careless). The story tells of how the young boy Josh and his father Steve are part of a team of scientists out to retrieve such a bone - and of all the challenges and adventures they encounter, from vicious storms to a recalcitrant bone. The book is certainly a page turner, but it's also the story of how Josh and his father learn to appreciate one another anew as they participate together in dealing with those challenges. And then at the end of the book - what a climax! and the epilogue is a marvellously inventive way of concluding the story. Thoroughly recommended for youngsters."
"Great read, very well written, will be using this for Christmas presents!"
From the Back Cover
Josh travels to Antarctica with his father, Steve, to attempt to retrieve dinosaur bones recently discovered in a melting glacial cave. His previous experience exploring outback Queensland with his Grandfather on a hunt for dinosaur bones, and his involvement with a dinosaur dig in South Australia, convinces the scientific team leader he would be a useful addition to the team. Besides which Steve's skills are very much needed to ensure the expedition is a success, and he refuses to go without his son.
Landing on the Antarctic ice in a small aeroplane is just the start of the adventure. The pressure is on to retrieve the bones as the weather closes in, and an accident on the ice almost spells disaster for the team.
However, with the help of a Russian helicopter pilot they manage what seems to be impossible and load the bones onto a supply vessel, only to get trapped in a sea of ice. Will they be successful?
About the Author
Rose Siva has an obsession with dinosaurs that started when she was invited to work on dinosaur bones by David Elliot. He had found sauropod bones on his cattle station in far west Queensland.(He went on to form the Australian Age of Dinosaurs in Winton.) As Rose says, 'who could resist an invitation like that?'
Rose has now had a 15 year involvement with dinosaurs and is a qualified Honorary Technician with AAOD. Shesays 'too much dinosaur dust up my nose led me to imagine dinosaurs and start writing books based on REAL dinosaurs.
Rose has a background in education,with a focus on developing reading skills in children. Her insight during those years has provided valuable insight into what motivates children to read and,more importantly, enjoy reading. And what young child is not interested in dinosaurs?
Her books DINOpal, DINOTHAW, Dinosaurs and Dragons & Dinosaurs Fight to survive are fiction chapter books designed specifically for 7 -12 year old readers. The short punchy chapters encourage the reader to read on, and they have heroes and heroines they can relate to.
Rose Siva currently lives on beautiful Tamborine Mountain in Australia, and can imagine the dinosaurs roaming through the rainforest around her. She intends to write more books in the future. Watch this space!
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Dinothaw: The search for the Coldest Dinosaur”, de Rose Elizabeth Siva, publicado pela editora Rose Siva, em 2019 e com 122 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Rose Siva
Páginas: 122
Ano: 2019-08-25
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0980309867
ISBN13: 9780980309867
