Digging up dinosaurs [videorecording DVD] / produced by Lancit Media Productions, Ltd., a production of GPN/Nebraska ETV Network and WNED-TV Buffalo ; produced by Cecily Truett, Larry Lancit ; written by Lou Berger ; directed by Larry Lancit.
Based on the book of the same title by Aliki. Includes short reviews by children of the following books: Dinosaur time by Peggy Parish ; If you are a hunter of fossils by Byrd Baylor ; Dinosaurs! a drawing book by Michael Emberley ; Tyrannosaurus wrecks: a book of dinosaur riddles by Noelle Sterne. Hosted by LeVar Burton. Originally released on VHS in 1983.
Contents:
Digging up dinosaurs -- The mysteries of dinosaurs -- What makes a dinosaur? -- Let's dig up fossils -- Book Reviews ; additional book recommendation.
Summary:
Introduces readers to many types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossils. Other segments: The mysteries of dinosaurs: LeVar buries a time capsule and relates this activity to what we find now when we look at dinosaurs from the past ; What makes a dinosaur?: dino-history poem with visuals of present day animals who are related to dinosaurs ; Let's dig up fossils: a visit to the Dinosaur National Monument where dinosaur fossils are dug.
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