Though a relative of birds, archaeopteryx had many dinosaur-like features a long bony tail, sharp teeth, and hand-like claws. This enchanting volume follows an archaeopteryx from its birth to maturity.

Pat Shipman traces the age-old human desire to soar above the earth and to understand what has come before us. Taking Wing is science as adventure story, told with all the drama by which scientific understanding unfolds.

Learn about these animals that lived long ago and the nature of their environment.

Explores what scientists have uncovered about Archaeopteryx. Colorful photos and illustrations help bring each dinosaur to life as easy-to-read text guides readers through important discoveries about its appearance, diet, and habitat.

Presents information about the Avialan dinosaur family including time lines and a dinosaur family tree.

Describes how paleontologists discovered and reconstructed fossil remains of the small feathered creature which resembled both dinosaurs and birds.

The book concludes with a two-page feature that puts all of this dinosaur’s stats in one place.

Though a relative of birds, archaeopteryx had many dinosaur-like features a long bony tail, sharp teeth, and hand-like claws. This enchanting volume follows an archaeopteryx from its birth to maturity.

More information about what it looked like, what it ate, and where its fossils have been found will be discovered in this book. This series is at a Level 1 and is written specifically for beginning readers.