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Clues Are in the Poo, The: The Story of Dinosaur Scientist Karen Chin

Jane Kurtz and Karen Chin

Illustrator: Francisco Riolobos

Ages: 6+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Reycraft

ISBN: 978-1-4788-7617-5

Keywords: careers in science, coprolites, paleontology, national parks, Jack Chin, Tuskegee Airmen, curiosity, fossils

A multiracial paleontologist explores what fossilized dinosaur dung reveals about prehistoric creatures and their world. Bold, colorful illustrations.