The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs

Realistic Fiction

biography

Mary sold fossils to tourists.

Mary was an interesting person.

Mary’s fossils were great souvenirs.

Mary was smarter than most people in town.

Mary sold the rib bones in her shop.

The people from town hid the bones.

A rich man bought the bones for a museum.

A scientist told Mary they were crocodile bones.

She explains that the bones made Tray bark and growl.

She explains that more tourists started buying shells from Mary.

She explains that curious scientists started coming to Lyme Regis.

She explains that the people from town had never seen the bones before.

They were silly.

They were grown-ups.

They wanted to hunt fossils.

They were from out of town.

found a fossil every time he started digging

wagged his tail whenever he found something

barked an answer when the man asked a question

led him to the exact spot where the fossil had been

They both enjoyed training dogs.

They both liked walking on the beach.

They both loved learning about dinosaurs.

They both enjoyed selling shells and fossils.

found out something that you didn't know before

take something out or take it away

something is completely correct

growled

explained

souvenirs