Awards

• 2022 NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books Award List
• 2022 Outstanding Science Trade Book
• Long-listed for UKLA Book Awards 2021 (UK)

Overview

Outstanding Science Book 2022, National Science Teachers Association/Children's Book Council. Walk in the footsteps of the first fossil researchers to discover the earliest creatures on Earth, in this large format fact-filled picture book. Packed with full-page color illustrations and comics, this visual and informative book for children ages 8 and up looks closely at the incredible creatures to once walk on our planet. Young fossil and dinosaur enthusiasts can explore the story of a spiny sea worm without tail or head, a walking fish, a peaceful sea dragon, and, of course, dinosaurs including the tyrannosaurus and stegosaurus. Told through comics, illustrations and data, Fossils from Lost Worlds is also a fascinating insight into paleontology itself. It shows how science is a process of thinking and rethinking, questioning and learning. Through illustrated timelines of animal reconstructions and major discoveries, we can track the beliefs and theories that have brought our knowledge to where it is today, including important personalities and historical female scientists. This big book of fossil facts is a must-read for young dinosaur and fossil fanatics to share and learn together with the entire family. Hélène and Damien are also the co-authors and co-illustrators of Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals.  

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9781776573158

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Each page uses a variety of visual techniques including graphics to focus on a different aspect or creature which allows the text to be segmented into readable and engaging chunks complete with detailed illustrations. The fascinating information conveyed is not onerous or complicated and will appeal to younger children and reluctant older readers. At the end of the book is an extensive but clearly presented Brief History of Palaeontology. * ReadPlus * Covering a staggering amount of information, this multi-layered book is a must for anyone interested in palaeontology. And if that's not you, it will definitely change your mind. This is a treasure trove of information the whole family can savour and enjoy for many years, and highly recommended for ages 8+. * Readings *

'Fossils From Lost Worlds, ' by Damien Laverdunt and Helene Rajcak -- who also collaborated on the picture books 'Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals' and 'Unseen Worlds: Microscopic Creatures Hiding All Around Us' -- shows how well this format can work. Each spread features a different prehistoric creature, chosen for what it reveals about the history of life on earth and the science of paleontology. The illustrations use an elegant color palette but don't sacrifice adventure, humor or information for design. There are familiar favorites here, such as T. rex and Protoceratops, beloved of young dino-freaks, and lesser-known species, too: Anomalocaris, a bug-eyed invertebrate from more than 500 million years ago, and Megacerops, an S.U.V.-size mammal from more than 30 million years ago. The careful curation of this parade of creatures takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the fossil record. I enjoyed the paleontologists, depicted in droll graphic-novel-style comics interspersed throughout, almost as much as I enjoyed the paleontology. -- Newspaper (2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM)

The illustrations use an elegant color palette but don't sacrifice adventure, humor or information for design...The careful curation of this parade of creatures takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the fossil record. I enjoyed the paleontologists, depicted in droll graphic-novel-style comics interspersed throughout, almost as much as I enjoyed the paleontology. * The New York Times * The subdued palette and inky lines of Helene Rajcak's pictures give the book a stylish feel, while its lively, graphic-novel-style layout conveys a sense of humor about dinosaurs, fossils and the work of those who study them. * The Wall Street Journal * This is a treasure for any school library and a work of art to pore over at home. * School Reading List * Each page uses a variety of visual techniques including graphics to focus on a different aspect or creature which allows the text to be segmented into readable and engaging chunks complete with detailed illustrations. The fascinating information conveyed is not onerous or complicated and will appeal to younger children and reluctant older readers. At the end of the book is an extensive but clearly presented Brief History of Palaeontology. * ReadPlus * Covering a staggering amount of information, this multi-layered book is a must for anyone interested in palaeontology. And if that's not you, it will definitely change your mind. This is a treasure trove of information the whole family can savour and enjoy for many years, and highly recommended for ages 8+. * Readings *

Each page uses a variety of visual techniques including graphics to focus on a different aspect or creature which allows the text to be segmented into readable and engaging chunks complete with detailed illustrations. The fascinating information conveyed is not onerous or complicated and will appeal to younger children and reluctant older readers. At the end of the book is an extensive but clearly presented Brief History of Palaeontology. * ReadPlus * Covering a staggering amount of information, this multi-layered book is a must for anyone interested in palaeontology. And if that's not you, it will definitely change your mind. This is a treasure trove of information the whole family can savour and enjoy for many years, and highly recommended for ages 8+. * Readings * The subdued palette and inky lines of Helene Rajcak's pictures give the book a stylish feel, while its lively, graphic-novel-style layout conveys a sense of humor about dinosaurs, fossils and the work of those who study them. * The Wall Street Journal * The illustrations use an elegant color palette but don't sacrifice adventure, humor or information for design...The careful curation of this parade of creatures takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the fossil record. I enjoyed the paleontologists, depicted in droll graphic-novel-style comics interspersed throughout, almost as much as I enjoyed the paleontology. * The New York Times *

Author Information

Hélène Rajcak was born in 1981 in Paris. She lives and works in Paris as an illustrator. She studied illustration at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and has also trained as a textile designer. Damien Laverdunt was born in 1978. He lives and works in Paris as a writer and illustrator and teaches applied arts at the Lycée de Sèvres.

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