num_pages: 208
description: Two parallel stories present a young prehistoric female who is instrumental in advancing her people and a modern-day girl who joins her father, a paleontologist, in discovering important fossil remains in Africa. Reprint.
language: English
title: A Bone from a Dry Sea
titlecomplete: A Bone from a Dry Sea
genres: Historical, Fantasy, Childrens, Teen, Young Adult, Africa, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 558
places: Africa
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Laurel Leaf