Daniel's Dinosaurs A True Story Of Discovery

Daniel, age 8, and Mark, age 11, don't expect that a day spent tubing at Flatbed Creek will turn into one of the most exciting dinosaur finds of the past 20 years. But that's exactly what happens when they stumble upon impressions in the creek's shore that look a lot like dinosaur footprints. After calling a local paleontologist, it becomes clear the boys have discovered something very important. As word of the boys' find spreads, it brings footprint expert Rich McCrea and world-renowned paleontologist Philip Currie.Daniel's Dinosaurs follows Daniel as he works beside these dinosaur experts, surveying and measuring the trackway. In the process, numerous landmark discoveries are made, including a dinosaur bone in rocks that are 93 million years old, B.C.'s first dinosaur skeleton and an entire bed of dinosaur bones.Most kids only dream of hunting dinosaurs. Daniel's vision and curiosity made his dream a reality. His story has been covered widely in the media and featured on the CBC's As It Happens and on the Discovery Channel."What a lucky kid Daniel is. Not only does he live in such a wonderful place, but he has found significant dinosaur fossils at an age when I was only starting to dream about becoming a paleontologist." -from the foreword by Philip CurrieHelm, Charles is the author of 'Daniel's Dinosaurs A True Story Of Discovery', published 2004 under ISBN 9781897066072 and ISBN 1897066074.