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Life on the ranchlands of Montana comes with more than its share of trouble. The unique people who live and work on this untamed stretch of today's American West expect it---and some of them even enjoy it. One of them is Mike Wire, a former homicide detective who once worked the decadent hills and valleys of Hollywood.

Scientists discover a huge rift emitting energy at the bottom of the ocean floor in the Yucatan Peninsula. They send two research teams to investigate and they mysteriously disappear. A request made by their chief scientist Jenna Carter to the United States Navy prompts them to send their latest and most sophisticated ballistic missile submarine, the Barracuda, commanded by Captain Samuel Pike and aided by Jenna Carter and an new research team. Deploying the civilian research submersible, it too is drawn into the energy rift. Captain Pike makes a split second decision and takes the ...

Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in this action-adventure middle grade debut series by Skye Melki-Wegner about five outcasts—and former enemies—who are the only hope to save their warring kingdoms from impending doom. "My favorite middle grade book of the year.” —New York...

Join Hunter, a curious and adventurous little boy, as he embarks on an extraordinary journey through time! While playing in the attic, Hunter discovers a mysterious key that unlocks a door to a prehistoric world where dinosaurs roam freely. From friendly Triceratops to majestic Quetzalcoatlus, Hunter meets a variety of dinosaur friends who teach him valuable lessons about bravery, kindness, and teamwork. Each page of this enchanting tale brings a new adventure and a different dinosaur, making it a delightful read for young explorers. With vibrant illustrations and heartwarming narratives, ...

Griffins, cyclopes, monsters, and giants - these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if these beings were more than merely fictions? Through careful research and meticulous documentation, Adrienne Mayor convincingly shows that many of the giants and monsters of myth did have a basis in fact - in the enormous bones of long-extinct species that were once abundant in the lands of the Greeks and Romans.

Book 1 of the King Kalier Trilogy. Ixin Banbry is the world’s greatest thief—and he’s just stolen the prize of a lifetime: dinosaur eggs, smuggled from a remote island owned by the reclusive and ruthless billionaire, King Kalier. But the heist goes sideways. Captured by Kalier’s private army, Ixin and his crew are given a choice: die…or hunt. Their target? A legendary apex predator—the white Tyrannosaurus Rex. A beast so dangerous even Kalier's mercenaries won’t go near it. Armed with bleeding-edge tech—chameleon cloth that renders them nearly invisible, squid harpoons ...

Years ago, Tega’s brother was torn from her life by a godlike alien far beyond human understanding. Only a bounty hunter armed with unmatched skills, cutting-edge weapons and advanced technology might stand a chance of finding him. But bounty hunters are forbidden from hunting aliens under penalty of losing their licence. If Tega wants her brother back, there’s only one option. Become a bounty hunter herself.

Mary Anning was only 12 years old when, in 1811, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton - of an ichthyosaur - while fossil hunting on the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England. Until Mary's incredible discovery, it was widely believed that animals did not become extinct.  

A brilliant new dino-themed picture book based on the award-winning animated series, The Adventures of Paddington! When Paddington receives a special new pop-up dinosaur book it inspires him to go looking for dinosaurs! Paddington and his friends explore No-man’s Island not knowing who or what...

In this 2018 New York Times Notable Book,Paige Williams "does for fossils what Susan Orlean did for orchids" (Book Riot) in her account of one Florida man's attempt to sell a dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia--a story "steeped in natural history, human nature, commerce, crime, science, and...

The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs. In ‘The Dinosaur Hunters’ Deborah Cadbury brilliantly recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon...

Something was buried in the ice. Now it’s awake. Cole Maddox knows the mountains. As a wilderness guide, he respects the cold, the terrain, and the storms. But he has never seen anything like the facility hidden in the deep valley of the Timberline. Hired to escort a team of investors and scientists into the frozen wild, Cole thinks it’s just another high-paying babysitting job. He’s wrong. Inside the compound, a disgraced geneticist has achieved the impossible. He hasn’t just cloned a fossil; he has resurrected an apex predator that evolution tried to erase. A hunter designed for ...

What if dinosaurs didn’t live millions of years ago… but walked the Earth with people? Join Ricky (the brainy journaler), Ray (the banana-wielding goofball), and Rusty (the mud-loving wild card) on a hilarious, faith-filled road trip across dinosaur country—from Texas to Utah and Montana. Armed with curiosity, courage, and Aunt Pat’s Bible verses, the boys dig deep into fossils, fire-breathing dragons, and the ultimate question: Do dinosaurs fit in the Bible? In this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud chapter book for ages 8–12, kids will discover: How human and dinosaur footprints have ...

A voyage of discovery, two remarkable women, and an extraordinary time and place enrich this New York Times bestselling novel by Tracy Chevalier, author of At the Edge of the Orchard and Girl With a Pearl Earring. On the windswept, fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast, poor and uneducated...

Forced to fight his nemesis for control of the land, Chris and Marty need to build their own army.

In a world destroyed by greed and power only the strongest survive. In the wilderness, death lurks as bands of raiders, and recreated monsters, seek easy prey. Against threats both human, and prehistoric, Chris Spencer must survive enemies from all sides, and all species. With the help of a man with no history, and no memory, Chris faces his toughest challenge: civilisation. Working in the biggest city he is tasked with clearing the unwelcomed visitors preying on the residents. Dinosaurs on one side, politics on the other, the Hunter must use his wits, cunning, and instinct to survive.

The Rift reappears…The Chinese Government learns of its existence… and the existence of aliens in the distant past.They send a Chinese submarine through the rift in order to bring back the alien technology.To bring them back, they send the crew of the USS Orca through the rift. However, they find themselves sixty-four million years in the past—with a new unknown threat. The aliens who they thought they had stopped before are putting in place an alternative plan to invade the future and dominate the planet. Not only does the crew have to deal with the Chinese submarine, but they also ...

Jack is an ordinary kid who becomes a secret agent by night, thwarting evil all over the world as he searches for his missing brother, Max. Destination: United States. An eager young scientist has brought to life a dangerous flesh-eating dinosaur by crossing its DNA with that of his pet dog, Freddie. Can Secret Agent Jack Stalwart capture the dinosaur before it destroys New York City?

For the first time, scientists could have the knowledge to prevent a natural disaster epic in scale—an asteroid hitting the earth and in this exciting, adventuresome book, Carrie Nugent explains how. What are asteroids, and where do they come from? And, most urgently: Are they going to hit the...

Look high! Look low! Look over! Look under! The dino hunt has begun, turning a day at the museum into another adventure for Robot and Rico.