{"product_id":"reading-the-bones-homo-naledi-and-the-mysteries-of-human-evolution-hardcover","title":"Reading the Bones: Homo Naledi and the Mysteries of Human Evolution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Aronson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn S. Mead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHigh-stakes adventure meets cutting-edge anthropology in this true account of the groundbreaking discovery of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomo naledi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, which shocked the world of evolutionary science and redefined what it means to be human, written for young readers by a Sibert Medalist and a nationally-recognized educator. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Are you brave enough?\" That's what anthropologist Keneiloe Molopyane texted one of her graduate students, inviting her to join a dangerous underground search for a mysterious new human ancestor, \u003ci\u003eHomo naledi. \u003c\/i\u003eWould she dare to slide through the tight spaces and sheer drops of the Rising Star cave in South Africa's Cradle of Humankind, to help unlock the secrets of a tiny chamber filled with literally hundreds of fossilized bones? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoin us as we follow the exciting explorations of Dr. Molopyane, along with six female excavators known as the Underground Astronauts, the dynamic, controversial leader Dr. Lee Berger, and others as they puzzle over the remains of this strange new species with much smaller brains than ours who may have buried their dead, made tools, used fire, and left markings on rocks. Guided by Sibert Medal-winner author Marc Aronson and teacher John S. Mead, whose sixth-grade science class followed many stages of the exploration as it happened, \u003ci\u003eReading the Bones: \u003c\/i\u003eHomo naledi\u003ci\u003e and the Mysteries of Human Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e is real science in real time. Packed with drawings, maps, and a variety of resources, this is a thrilling introduction to scientific explorers on the front lines of the hunt for connections between humans and our primate relatives and ancestors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre you ready to join the quest?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Aronson \u003c\/b\u003ehas been an innovative editor and author of books for young readers for over thirty years. The winner of the first Robert Sibert medal, and editor of the tenth winner (Tanya Lee Stone's \u003ci\u003eAlmost Astronauts\u003c\/i\u003e), Aronson is a passionate advocate of nonfiction. As an editor he created EDGE--the first international and multicultural YA imprint--where he published such artists as Jacqueline Woodson, Nikki Giovanni, and the first YA graphic novel memoir, Judd Winnick's \u003ci\u003ePedro and Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e The Skull in the Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, which he wrote with Dr. Berger about the discovery of sediba, won the Subaru award for best middle grade science book. Aronson holds a PhD from NYU in American cultural history and is an Associate Professor of Public Professional Practice at Rutgers University, where he trains future youth librarians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn S. Mead\u003c\/b\u003e has been awarded the John H. Murrell Excellence in Teaching Award (St. Mark's School of Texas), the National Association of Biology Teachers Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for the State of Texas, the inaugural Evolution Teaching Award from the Teacher Institute of Evolutionary Studies (TIES), and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Evolution Education Award. John serves as a science advisor for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas and is the only K12 member of the Education Board of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists. In 2019, John was selected to be a Teacher Ambassador for the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) as they sought to expand their classroom influence related to topics of evolution and climate change. He has served as President of the Texas Association of Biology Teachers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Foley\u003c\/b\u003e has worked for four decades as an illustrator for newspapers, magazines, and books, including over thirty titles in the popular \"Who Was\" biography series and the graphic novel adaptation of Dan Rather's \u003ci\u003eWhat Unites Us\u003c\/i\u003e. 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