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Marrin, Albert

Secrets from the Rocks: Dinosaur Hunting with Roy Chapman Andrews

64 pp. | Dutton | April, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-525-46743-2 $$18.99
(2) 4-6 This atypical biography concentrates more on plot than on character. Such a focus produces an exciting story of exploration, adventure, and scientific inquiry about the man many consider the real-life model for Indiana Jones. Sepia-colored archival photos highlight both the extreme (panoramic scenes of the desert) and the mundane (scientists painstakingly uncovering fossils). Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2002

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