Description
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.
Awards
Caldecott Medal (Honor Book — 2002)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2003)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2004)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Informational Books — 2004)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2003)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2014)
Orbis Pictus Award (Honor — 2002)
Indies Choice Book Award (Honor Book — 2002)
Garden State Children's Book Award (Winner — 2004)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2003)
CCBC Choices (2001)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2002)
Notable Children's Book (2002)
Subjects
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