"When Wendy was twelve, she went on a field trip to the
badlands near her hometown in Alberta. Its hauntingly
beautiful hoodoos were scoured by wind and time. And its
deep coulees held fossils just waiting to be discovered."
Wendy was an adventurer. When school let out at the end of the day and other children headed for home, she took to the hills always looking for the next good thing. She didn't mind at all what that 'thing' was, she was content to spend her time looking for it: a rock, a bud, a feather. She was always on the lookout, new camera in hand.
At 12, she went on her first field trip to the Alberta badlands near her home. Right away, she noticed something no one else saw. It was a piece of fossilized coral, and that find set the stage for Wendy continuing to search for similar treasures. Wendy loved hunting in the hoodoos, always making new discoveries. She was quick to see what others did not. Through her teens she continued to find items of importance. Others would follow to search her sites when she was gone.
"No one had ever seen Hypacrosaurus embryos in such
superb condition. The discovery told a fascinating story
about how these dinosaurs changed as they grew. And it
was all because of Wendy!"
Wendy wanted to learn more and more. It became her career, working at the Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology and traveling the world because of her talent for seeing what others did not. Preferring to be back at home, Wendy made her most important discovery there ... a horned lizard that had never been seen before she saw it. It was named the Wendiceratops in her honor.
Back matter includes further facts about Wendy, suggestions for becoming a fossil hunter, a list of Wendy's key fossil discoveries, and notes about the Alberta bone beds, how fossils are formed and the Wendiceratops. It ends with a glossary and further reading suggestions.
Digital art provides a welcome setting, and a clear look at a determined, perceptive woman of science.
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