Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels…she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifically. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiousity takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago.
Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels…she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifically. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiousity takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago.
The Clues Are in the Poo: The Story of Dinosaur Scientist Karen Chin Trade Book (Hardcover)
Written ByJane Kurtz, Karen Chin
Illustrated byFrancisco Riolobos
Written ByJane Kurtz, Karen Chin
Illustrated byFrancisco Riolobos
Critically Reviewed
Critically Reviewed
Award Winner
Award Winner
Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels…she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifically. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiousity takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago.
Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels…she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifically. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiousity takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago.
Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels…she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifically. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiousity takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Children’s Book Council (CBC) 2024 Outstanding Science Trade Book
Author & Illustrator
Jane Kurtz and Karen Chin
Award-winning author Jane Kurtz has published more than 40 books—fiction and nonfiction, picture books and novels. She grew up mostly in Ethiopia where she now does a lot of volunteer work helping kids get books. She also is on the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Children’s and YA Literature where she works with adults who want to become professional writers.
Karen Chin is a paleontologist who is considered one of the world's leading experts in coprolites, or fossilized dinosaur poo. She teaches at the University of Colorado in Boulder and travels the world in pursuit of clues about life during the dinosaur era.
Francisco Riolobos
Francisco Riolobos is an illustrator from Seville, Spain, who moved to Barcelona to pursue his passion: illustration. Nature and pop culture, cartoons, dinosaurs, and video games inspire me to create new images and characters. He likes to come up with new visual languages , where clear shapes and bright colors are always present.
Featured in ‘What fossilized poop can teach us about dinosaurs’ by Aaron Scott, Berly McCoy, and Rebecca Ramirez on NPR Short Wave
Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels…she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifically. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiousity takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago.
Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels…she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifically. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiousity takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago.
Karen Chin is hunting for treasure. But she's not interested in gold or jewels…she's interested in poo. Fossilized dinosaur poo, specifically. What can she learn from this prehistoric feces? Follow the clues and see where Karen's curiousity takes her as she searches for answers about how dinosaurs lived and what the world looked like long ago.
Author & Illustrator
Jane Kurtz and Karen Chin
Award-winning author Jane Kurtz has published more than 40 books—fiction and nonfiction, picture books and novels. She grew up mostly in Ethiopia where she now does a lot of volunteer work helping kids get books. She also is on the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Children’s and YA Literature where she works with adults who want to become professional writers.
Karen Chin is a paleontologist who is considered one of the world's leading experts in coprolites, or fossilized dinosaur poo. She teaches at the University of Colorado in Boulder and travels the world in pursuit of clues about life during the dinosaur era.
Francisco Riolobos
Francisco Riolobos is an illustrator from Seville, Spain, who moved to Barcelona to pursue his passion: illustration. Nature and pop culture, cartoons, dinosaurs, and video games inspire me to create new images and characters. He likes to come up with new visual languages , where clear shapes and bright colors are always present.
Awards
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Children’s Book Council (CBC) 2024 Outstanding Science Trade Book
Reviews
Featured in ‘What fossilized poop can teach us about dinosaurs’ by Aaron Scott, Berly McCoy, and Rebecca Ramirez on NPR Short Wave
