Dino Dig

Dino Dig (2008) Post 334

Dino Dig is a non-fiction title that introduces the concept of dinosaur fossils, how they are made, what they tell us and how they are reconstructed. There are lots of clear pictures, and high concept words are highlighted and defined. Rather like the book I once had to write on the concept of torque for very young children (it was never published, because the publisher changed its mind about the concept), this was difficult to write for the required level. It's difficult to write about dinosaurs without using polysyllabic words, which a lot of adults would find challenging to pronounce. Because this is a high concept, high interest book, it would probably please older readers who are looking for something quick and clear on the subject.
    Others I wrote in the series include stories of the Titanic and Pompeii... it mightn't be Game of Thrones, but the death count is pretty high, all the same!

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Sally is Sally Odgers; author, manuscript assessor, editor, anthologist and reader. She runs http://www.affordablemanuscriptassessments.com and Prints Charming Books. (Sally is me, by the way, and I am lots of other things too, but these are the relevant ones for now.)

The goal for 2017 is to write a post a day profiling the background behind one of my books; how it came to be written, what it's about, and any things of note that happened along the way. If you're an author, an aspiring author, a reader or just someone who enjoys windows into worlds, you might find this fun. The books are not in any special order, but will be assigned approximate dates, and pictures, where they exist.