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Mountains are memories ...
The story of mountains may be set in stone but they reveal change we can scarcely imagine. Extinctions, volcanoes, dinosaurs ... we all know they existed but how are ancient worlds and their inhabitants connected to us today? Take a journey through deep time, to a place long ago where the bones of kunanyi/Wellington were formed from the remains of a frozen sea. Not all that is ancient is lost ... |
Before the Mountain had a Name tells the 300 million-year-old story in the geology of kunanyi/Mt Wellington. It
is the story of our continent as it separated from Gondwanaland to become the land we know today.
Designed to function on many levels, Before the Mountain had a Name may be read simply as a picture book. For readers who wish to delve deeper, it contains a large amount of information in detailed illustrations. A number of geological themes are explored, including stratigraphy, continental drift, landscape formation and extinction. Additional material, links and activities to assist in decoding the illustrations, including information about the animals and plants from each period and the fossil formations they come from, are provided in the resource section of this web page. Both the book and online resource pay special attention to the information we don’t have, emphasising the need for future scientists to keep looking.
Before the Mountain had a Name is available in store and online from the Forty South Publishing store.
See the full list of references for this book.
is the story of our continent as it separated from Gondwanaland to become the land we know today.
Designed to function on many levels, Before the Mountain had a Name may be read simply as a picture book. For readers who wish to delve deeper, it contains a large amount of information in detailed illustrations. A number of geological themes are explored, including stratigraphy, continental drift, landscape formation and extinction. Additional material, links and activities to assist in decoding the illustrations, including information about the animals and plants from each period and the fossil formations they come from, are provided in the resource section of this web page. Both the book and online resource pay special attention to the information we don’t have, emphasising the need for future scientists to keep looking.
Before the Mountain had a Name is available in store and online from the Forty South Publishing store.
See the full list of references for this book.
REVIEWS
'once you delve into the rich geological history of kunanyi/Mount Wellington in Hobart, you are presented with a story that is clearly crafted from a deep love of country'
- CBCA Reading Time see the full review here
- CBCA Reading Time see the full review here
Before the Mountain had a Name
32pp Hardback
Forty South Publishing, 2024
ISBN 978-0-645983579
32pp Hardback
Forty South Publishing, 2024
ISBN 978-0-645983579
