Re: your first paleon book was: well darn

[Geoff Habiger <g.habiger@artemesiapublishing.com>]

Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals, written by Tom McGowen.
Illustrated by Rod Ruth. Publ. 1978

Geoff Habiger
Artemesia Publishing
www.apbooks.net
Author of Dinosaur Learning Activity Book
http://www.apbooks.net/dlab.html

> Actually, I would be interested to hear from folks about what their first
> book on paleontology, for children or not, was.  As a matter of a little
> research, if you would like to share with me, you can write off list if
> you want.  Mine was R.C. Andrews'  All About Dinosaurs,   followed soon by
> C. L. Fenton's Life Long Ago.
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> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu on behalf of Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
> Sent: Tue 3/25/2008 5:32 AM
> To: hammeris1@bellsouth.net; dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: RE: well darn
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>> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu]
>> On Behalf Of hammeris1@bellsouth.net
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>> So the polar allosaur goes by the way of the "How & Why
>> Wonder Book of Dinosaurs" from the Sixties.  I'm shattered.
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> The How & Why Wonderbook of Dinosaurs was my first ever dinosaur book. My
> mom & grandma read to me from it.
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> Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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