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Summer of Discovery, Summer of Discovery, 0803273622, 0-8032-7362-2, 978-0-8032-7362-7, 9780803273627, Melody Herr, , Summer of Discovery, 0803252951, 0-8032-5295-1, 978-0-8032-5295-0, 9780803252950, Melody Herr
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 "A flashing black cloud rolled across the Nebraska prairie. Gaining speed, it rushed on the town. Dave never saw the storm coming." It is May 1939. David Fletcher is fourteen years old and living in dustbowl Nebraska. He and his buddy Ben Watson are determined to become archaeologists. Their ambitions are jump-started when the mysterious Mr. Daley arrives in their small town, hot on the trail of strange, giant arrowheads discovered by a gang of road workers. With Mr. Daley as mentor and guide, David and Ben spend the summer exploring the past. As the boys unearth the story of the Great Plains peoples, from the Ice Age hunters through the final days of the Indian Wars, their adventures become an introduction to the complex interactions between human culture and the natural world. Rich with details about the ways in which archaeologists reconstruct the past, Summer of Discovery is as informative as it is entertaining, offering an insider's look at this captivating field through the eyes of two engaging beginners.
 Melody Herr, PhD, is a historian and a writer.
"A good look at both archaeology and the history behind and around it."—Odyssey “Summer of Discovery is an informative and captivating tale about two 14-year-old boys who join a dig and unearth the story of the Great Plains people.”—DIG Magazine
"Ben and David's excellent archaeological adventure introduces readers of all ages to field work, and shows how the unearthing of bones and pottery fragments enhances our understanding of bygone eras."—Frank Schubert, author of Black Valor and Voices of the Buffalo Soldier "Melody Herr's story of the teenagers Dave and Ben and their adventures in archaeology is immediately engaging and informative. It is as instructive as it is fun to read."—Paul H. Carlson, author of The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877
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