With little experience of reading informational books, the more I read them the more impressed I am. This book is cool because it teaches students new vocabulary by using it in context. The text also has text features that aid in understanding what is important. Other text features include captions and text boxes. It also takes it a step further and talks about fossil fuels. Very good book for making new content comprehensible.
I would use this in my classroom to talk about historical evidence or fossils. I would also probably bring in fossils that correlated with the information in the book. This book could also be used for making a research paper or informative essay.
This book would be a great book for grades 4 and above. It is a little too complex for K-3rd grades, but 4th graders could start to understand the vocabulary words presented in the book. ( )