Dinosaur Mountain: Graveyard of the Past - Hardcover

Caroline Arnold always loved books, but as a child she never thought of writing as a career. Born in Pittsburgh, she grew up in Minneapolis and studied art at Grinnell College and the University of Iowa. "It was only after my children were born that I became acquainted with children's books and it occurred to me that I could use my training to become a children's book illustrator. I soon realized that I needed a text to go with the pictures, and the more I wrote, the more I realized that I liked writing as much as or more than drawing. I've always been fascinated by the natural world and love to go to the parks and museums. Perhaps that is why so many of my books are about scientific topics." Arnold is now the award-winning author of more than 100 books for children. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, a neuroscientist, and teaches writing at UCLA Extension.

Grade 4-6-- Dinosaur National Monument in Utah was created to protect the dinosaur fossil sites discovered by Earl Douglass. Although Douglass did most of his digging in the early 1900s, the site is still being excavated. Dinosaur Mountain takes readers for a visit to this bone quarry, introduces them to many of the dinosaurs found there, and explains the history of the site. The information is current and makes the book useful beyond its coverage of the monument. The color photographs of the digs are exquisite as well as unique, for children's books on dinosaurs tend to emphasize the creatures, not their remains. This appealing volume will be used for reports, and by children curious to know more about these prehistoric beasts. --Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
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