SuperCroc Found

SuperCroc Found
Author: Sally M. Walker
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2005-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0822563541

110 million years ago, a lush river flowed through the heart of what is now a desert in Africa. Lurking in the depths of the river, a humungous monster waited for its prey to come to the river’s edge to drink...and to die. More than 40 feet long, this giant ancestor of the crocodile stalked and killed dinosaurs. In 1997, dinosaur hunter Paul Sereno discovered the enormous reptile fossil named SuperCroc. Learn how modern science uncovers the ancient past in this thrilling account of a prehistoric predator.

Supercroc and the Origin of Crocodiles

Supercroc and the Origin of Crocodiles
Author: Christopher Sloan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2002
Genre: Crocodiles, Fossil
ISBN: 9780439425285

Discusses prehistoric crocodiles, including the discovery of SuperCroc in the Sahara Desert, and the lifestyles, habitats, and conservation of modern crocodiles.

Supercroc

Supercroc
Author: Paul C. Sereno
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1597162558

Follow Paul Sereno's 1997 excavation in the desert, revealing facts about this giant prehistoric croc that lived and fought among the dinosaurs.

Discovering Supercroc

Discovering Supercroc
Author: Pamela Rushby
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781426301865

The amazing fossils of prehistoric crocodiles tell us something about their lives.

Shipwreck Search

Shipwreck Search
Author: Sally M. Walker
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2006-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0822564491

Discusses the mysterious disappearance of the Confederate submarine, the H.L. Hunley, and its recent recovery from deep in the waters off the coast of South Carolina.

Mystery Fish

Mystery Fish
Author: Sally M. Walker
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781575056388

Examines the coelacanth, a type of fish that scientists thought had become extinct during the time of dinosaurs, until a live one was discovered in 1938.

The Search for Antarctic Dinosaurs

The Search for Antarctic Dinosaurs
Author: Sally M. Walker
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2007-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580136877

Rocks, ice, and snow. That is all Dr. William Hammer and his crew can see when they look at the land around them on Earth’s coldest continent. But on top of a mountain, the scientists discover a 190-million-year-old fossil. It is the remains of the first dinosaur found on mainland Antarctica. Learn more about the hunt for fossils in Antarctica and what life might have been like there millions of years ago.

Meet the Crocodile

Meet the Crocodile
Author: Suzanne Buckingham
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1404245049

Introduces crocodiles, including their life cycle, what they eat, where they live, and the dangers they face from humans.

Saber-Toothed Cats

Saber-Toothed Cats
Author: Susan E. Goodman
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781575057590

Discusses the physical structure, eating habits, and habitat of saber-toothed tigers.

Saving the Whooping Crane

Saving the Whooping Crane
Author: Susan E. Goodman
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0822567482

Describes efforts by scientists to reestablish a whooping crane flock that would spend summers in Wisconsin and winters in Florida.