Fossil by Fossil

What dinosaur would you be if you had a bony ridge rising from the back of your skull and three horns poking up from the front?

Answer: a triceratops!

This picture book will keep you guessing as you find out how human skeletons are like—and unlike—those of dinosaurs!

What Others Are Saying…

"It’s not just the engaging nature of these titles – the way they ask questions – Imagine if . . . What kind of animal would you be if . . . ? What if you only had . . .? The magic is in the asking us to think of ourselves in a completely different way as we compare ourselves to animals."

— Carrie Gelson, There’s a Book for That

"In this companion to Bone by Bone (2013) and Tooth by Tooth (2016), young children from diverse cultures walk through a museum and notice how dinosaurs had some of the same bones (now fossils) as humans do today. The real fun, however, comes from the dinosaurs' extra bones. With some of these extra bones attached to them, the children imagine, for instance, 'What if you had a bony ridge that rose up from the back of your skull and three horns poking up from the front?' Turning the page reveals they'd be a triceratops.”

—Booklist

"Another 'humerus' study in comparative anatomy."

—Kirkus Reviews

Awards

• Cook Prize finalist

• Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List

• Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year

Note: Sara’s acceptance speech starts around the one-hour mark and lasts for approximately 10 minutes.