The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins
by Lee Berger and Marc Aronson
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2012
Word Count 8,662
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1140L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 154478
- Subject Headings
- South Africa
- Fossil hominids
- Paleoanthropology
- Human beings--Origin
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Prehistoric
- Origin
- Excavations (Archaeology)--South Africa--Witwatersrand Region
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science
- Human beings
- Berger, Lee R
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Fossils
- Witwatersrand Region
- Fossil hominids--South Africa--Witwatersrand Region
- Human evolution--South Africa--Witwatersrand Region
- Fossils
- Human evolution
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Marc Aronson
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In-depth Written Interview with Marc Aronson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Marc Aronson
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 6
In-depth Written Interview with Marc Aronson
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Marc Aronson
Created by ALAN Review
Interview with Marc Aronson
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Interview with Marc Aronson
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Interview with Lee Berger
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Interview with Lee Berger
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Questions from The Uncommon Corps
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Lesson Plan from National Geographic Weekend
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Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Nonfiction Selection, 2012
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