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    14 Fun Facts About Apatosaurus: Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About Apatosaurus: Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About Apatosaurus: Educational Version
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    14 Fun Facts About Apatosaurus: Educational Version

    By Caitlind L. Alexander

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    This strange, long-necked creature was one of the first dinosaurs discovered, and it was discovered twice! Given two separate names, scientists have decided on the name Apatosaurus as we have learned more and more about this creature. Here are some things we have found out.

    How much did Apatosaurus weigh?
    How big was an apatosaurus’s brain?
    How big was an Apatosaurus egg?
    How long did it take for an Apatosaurus to grow up?

    Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this 15-Minute Book. Apatosaurus are one of the biggest dinosaurs ever discovered.. How much do you know about them?

    The Educational Version has activities that reinforce Common Core Curriculum Standards.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateSep 19, 2013
    ISBN9781301073221
    14 Fun Facts About Apatosaurus: Educational Version
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    Caitlind L. Alexander

    Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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      Book preview

      14 Fun Facts About Apatosaurus - Caitlind L. Alexander

      14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

      APATOSAURUS

      by Caitlind L. Alexander

      A LearningIsland.com

      15-Minute book

      We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.

      Editor: Jennifer Robinson

      Title page picture by Mike Haller

      Smashwords Edition

      (c) Copyright 2011 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

      Published by LearningIsland.com.

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      14 Fun Facts About Apatosaurus / Caitlind L. Alexander

      Summary: A brief look at some interesting facts about the dinosaur Apatosaurus, once called brontosaurus.

      1. Apatosaurus. Juvenile Literature. 2. Dinosaurs. Juvenile Literature. 3. Fossils. Juvenile Literature. 4. Mesozoic Era. Juvenile Literature.

      Reading Level: 6.7

      Words: 1,923

      Ages 8 and up.

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      About the Author

      Apatosaurus was one of the largest dinosaurs to ever roam the face of the Earth. These large herbivores had a long neck that allowed them to reach the leaves in some of the tallest trees. We have known about these huge animals for many years. Here are some things we have found out about them.

      (Mykl Roventine)

      Fact 1: Apatosaurus may have weighed as much as four and a half school buses.

      Apatosaurus could grow to be about 75 feet (23 meters) long and weigh about 50,000 pounds (22,680 kilograms). That’s 25 tons (22.6 tonnes)!

      Some

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