num_pages: 199
description: In two parallel stories, an intelligent female member of a prehistoric tribe becomes instrumental in advancing the lot of her people, and the daughter of a paleontologist is visiting him on a dig in Africa when important fossil remains are discovered.
language: English
title: A Bone from a Dry Sea
titlecomplete: A Bone from a Dry Sea
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical, Teen, Young Adult, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Africa
ratings_count: 558
places: Africa
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers