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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
biography
Page Count
40
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781534474642
Lexile
AD720L

A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard

Written by Julia Lyon and Illustrated by Alexandra Bye
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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
biography
Page Count
40
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781534474642
Lexile
AD720L
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