By Robert Lipsyte
ISBN-10: 0062036009
ISBN-13: 9780062036001
Michael Jordan was once a past due bloomer. lower from the college basketball staff in highschool while he first attempted out, Michael still grew to become the simplest basketball participant that ever lived—Rare Air Jordan. the real tale of the way Michael Jordan completed this notable point of good fortune as a basketball player—and because the excessive king of industrial endorsements—underscores one of many new roles of athletes in our society at the present time. Here's a desirable examine either the evolution of basketball and Michael Jordan's wonderful climb to the height of his recreation, and his season in minor league baseball.
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Dinosaurs found in Europe include: • Hypsilophodon • Baryonyx • Iguanodon • Compsognathus • Plateosaurus • Eustreptospondylus 31 INTRODUCTION DINOSAUR ANATOMY THE SIZE AND SHAPE of a dinosaur’s head, body, and legs help us to tell one dinosaur from another, and also tell us how the body parts were used. From the skeleton inside to the scaly skin outside, each part of a dinosaur helps build a picture of these amazing animals. Neck muscles Body power The shoulder and pelvic muscles were crucial areas of power for light, fast runners as well as slow, heavy plodders.
Hipbones support the huge muscles that move the legs. This agile carnivore had powerful legs, and its fingers and toes had the sharp claws typical of theropods. Forward-pointing pubis Backwardpointing ischium Knee joint Ischium Pubis Ankle joint Long, slender legs HIPBONE The name saurischian means “lizard-hipped,” and saurischian dinosaurs were so called because their hipbones were like those of lizards. This means that the pubis bone pointed forward, while the ischium bone pointed backward.
The dinosaurs discovered here include: • Allosaurus • Corythosaurus • Triceratops • Stegosaurus • Deinonychus • Apatosaurus • Camarasaurus • Coelophysis • Parasaurolophus ANTARCTICA The climate in Antarctica was much warmer in the dinosaur age than it is today. The bones of several small Cretaceous period dinosaurs have been found here, including a relative of the small ornithopod Hypsilophodon. 30 SOUTH AMERICA Most South American dinosaurs have been found in Argentina and Brazil. Some of the earliest known dinosaurs have been found here.
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