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Wonder Blog Mini-Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 July 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cranford, NJ<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For my final Wonder Blog entry, I have decided to create a children’s book. I was able to tie in material from my previous Wonder Blog observations as well as the skills we learned during sketching (although my drawings are cartoons rather than realistic drawings of field materials). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fossils in my backyard greatly caught my attention, so I decided to try and identify organisms that lived in my area during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Following the story of Pauline, a parasuchas, I was able to personify my search to identify what organisms are in the fossils in my backyard. Pauline asks various land organisms that were found near New Jersey including a fern and a grallator. Then Pauline asks aquatic organisms like a batrachoididae fish, two mollusks, and finally a cephalopod. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating a children’s book was very new for me; I even bound the book with a cardstock cover with a needle and thread! I was able to use both artistic and scientific traits to complete this assignment, which combines my two favorite subjects. It was funny to see my drawings differ from scientific drawings of these organisms, but had fun making cartoon prehistoric animals to show my amazement for fossils!<\/p>\n\n\n\n