Review: Come in # 973 Your Time is Up...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2013
I don't suppose many of us knew exactly where the first Tyrannosaurus.Rex fossil was discovered. We've all heard of the tremendous excitement as each new species of Dinosaur is discovered and Palaeontologists getting their spades in a twist. Yes it's exciting stuff for sure but there can't be anything to beat Marjorie McDonald's story. Who else can say that their Grandfather owned the most prestigious Dinosaur graveyard in the whole World?This short book illustrates the discovery of the first full Dinosaur fossil in Montana by Barnum Brown who cut quite a dash in his full length fur coat while wielding his pick axes. Actually, it was rather more scientific than that. He used dynamite to blast the rock and then sifted through the rubble to look for signs of bones.This is a fascinating look at the early dinosaur discovery explorers and coupled with some wonderful family archive photographs, really takes you right to the heart of the dig sites. Most children are enthralled with the size of the T.Rex when they see one in any Natural History Museum. For some it will be the start of a lifelong passion.This is a great introduction to the world of the predators that roamed the Earth up to 65 million years ago and full credit to the Author for taking the time to put this all into a book so that everyone in the future will know that Montana is where it all started!Great photos too, particularly Barnum Brown in his hat and fur coat which reminds me a bit of the worlds' first real Automobile Manufacturers. Guess you could say Brown was the Henry Ford of the Dinosaur Production Line. Great book Marjorie!