The first book in the Unhinged History series is a ripping yarn - full of adventure and deceit - that brings to life the best-known public spat in all of paleontology: the bitter rivalry between Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. This frenzy of discovery and one-upmanship - known today as the Bone Wars - was a gold rush?like scramble to find the most and "best" dinosaur fossils, thus bringing to glory to their respective home-base universities. Lively and witty rhymes plus wonderfully demented illustrations reveal how the paleontologists' infamous rivalry began, and how?despite making genuine and lasting contributions to the field - their mutual obsession with outdoing one another spun out of control. AGES: 5 to 8 AUTHOR: Author Ted Enik has worked as an illustrator for most of the well-known New York publishing houses, applying his versatility to both original art as well as classic and current children's book characters. Once part of the favored stable of Magic School Bus artists, he is currently beavering away on a bunch of Seuss-inspired history and science books. SELLING POINTS: ? Spins an infamous feud between fossil hunters into a Dr. Seuss-inspired American tale ? Playfully introduces kids to fossil hunting and an actual historical event ? Perfect for would-be dinosaur hunters, budding scientists, and kids who like history
