From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6-This book falls short of its well-intentioned goal of encouraging girls to consider this field of study. The text begins in the third person, with the author telling about a "Digging Dinosaurs Expedition" in Makoshika State Park, Montana, led by Diane Gabriel. The narrative then shifts to Gabriel's voice as she tells how she became a "dinosaur digger." There are digressions into dinosaur classification and a simplified "three-step scientific method." The book is printed on different shades of fluorescent colored paper in double-page format, with text on the left-hand page and childlike pen-and-ink illustrations on the right. Some of these pictures add a touch of humor, but they are not informative and seem to serve chiefly as fillers. While the book does introduce a woman pursuing this profession, it gives an unclear picture of this specialized field of science as a career option. Even allowing for the generalization required for a brief text, comments on what it takes to be a paleontologist seem simplistic and misleading. Finally, the title itself is ill-chosen. Why not a title that encourages boys as well as girls to read about a paleontologist who is a woman?-Carolyn Angus, The Claremont Graduate School,
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
