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How Do You Get a Whale in Vermont? The Unlikely Story of Vermont's State Fossil
How Do You Get a Whale in Vermont The Unlikely Story of Vermont's State Fossil
Author: Jeff Howe
In 1849, a gang of railroad workers racing to build the first railroad across Vermont stumbled upon the fossil bones of a mysterious animal buried deep in sticky, blue clay. A local natural historian was consulted who quickly and correctly declared the bones to be those of a beluga whale. But with one question answered, a dozen more sprang up....  more »
ISBN-13: 9780991285303
ISBN-10: 0991285301
Publication Date: 2/4/2014
Pages: 170
Edition: First
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Publisher: Little Big Trees Press
Book Type: Paperback
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