The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins (Caldecott Honor Book)

Scholastic Press

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UPC:
9780439114943
Binding:
Hardcover
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Publication Date:
10/1/2001
Author:
Barbara Kerley
Language:
english
Edition:
Library Binding
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Product Overview

Can you fathom a time when almost no one in the world knew what a dinosaur looked like? That was true in the mid-nineteenth century, until Victorian artist Waterhouse Hawkins built the first life-size models of dinosaurs, first in his native England and later in New York City, and dazzled the world with his awe-inspiring creations.

With impeccable attention to detail, Barbara Kerley unearths a story of consuming passion, triumph, loss, and courage--and ultimately, of an extraordinary legacy that lives on today. Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick celebrates this complex and fascinating individual through luminous, soul-stirring paintings that form a visual masterpiece.