Great Unknown, The |
Publication Information
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Author: Morrison, Taylor |
Illustrator: Morrison, Taylor |
Title: Great Unknown, The |
Date: 2001 |
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-395-97494-1 |
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Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction, biography and autobiography, reference
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HSE Descriptor(s):
science| language arts - writing
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Summary: |
This biography of Charles Wilson Peale, artist and paleontologist, describes how he excavated, assembled, and displayed bones of a prehistoric mastodon in 1801. The author includes a map and a glossary. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Since the book makes the point that the discovery of the mastodon bones led to the new concept of extinction of species, readers can participate in a then-and-now discussion. What animals alive today might disappear like the mastodon? Readers could construct a timeline of major prehistoric palentology finds. Readers can describe the steps that Peale followed in reconstructing the skeleton and then write a "process" essay. Since Peale was also a well-known artist, students can search museum web sites for more information and views of paintings. |
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Matrices or Charts
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Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame
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