I Really Really Really Like Fossils

This book of fossil facts teaches kids how fossils are made, where to find fossils, and what can be learned from fossils—all from a biblical perspective!

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Contents

• Dedication

  

  p. 2

  This book is dedicated to my four sons, Phil, Tim, Josh, and David, whose growing-up years ignited a life-long passion within me to teach kids.

• What Is a Fossil?

  

  pp. 3–5

  A fossil is a part of an animal or plant that has been preserved in rock.

• How Is a Fossil Formed?

  

  pp. 6–7

  How did it happen that billions and billions of things died and are preserved for us in the rock layers of the earth?

• Body Parts Fossils

  

  pp. 8–9

  Body parts fossils were formed when a plant or animal died and was buried quickly in wet sediment.

• Trace Fossils

  

  pp. 10–11

  Trace fossils are marks of a creature’s everyday activities left in hardened sediment.

• Creation, Corruption, and Catastrophe

  

  pp. 12–18

  Let’s go back to the beginning when the world was very good. What could have caused fossils to form?

• What Was Fossilized?

  

  pp. 19–22

  This might sound surprising to you, but 95% of all fossils are creatures from the sea.

• What Can We Learn from the Fossil Record?

  

  pp. 23–28

  Hunting fossils is so much fun. But are there things we can learn from fossils?

• Where Can Fossils Be Found?

  

  pp. 29–32

  Most fossils are found in sedimentary rocks.