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Gr 5-10 The Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was playing the night paleoanthropologist Donald Johnson found the first fossilized remains of the hominid that became known around the world as Lucy. This extraordinary discovery changed how scientists understood one of the basic concepts of human evolutionit proved that our ancestors began walking upright before the size of their brains increased. Thimmesh uses this discovery to explore several topics in the fields of anthropology and evolutional biology, such as how the bones were fossilized, the pro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Here's a nonfiction book that deserves the highest of compliments: it reads like a science book. Thimmesh uses scientific and Latin names unabashedly, explains how fossils are formed and preserved, and thoroughly traces the evolution of a hypothesis into a scientific theory. She contextualizes all these features within "one of the greatest mysteries of all time: Where did we come from?" Although the book includes much background on evolutionary theory, the main thrust ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Thimmesh examines the discovery of and research surrounding Lucy, the most complete early hominid skeleton found to date. The text clearly detail...Log In or Sign Up to Read More