Older Than Dirt: A Wild But True History of Earth
by Don Brown and Michael R. Perfit
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- 3-8
- Genre
- Graphic Novel
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 6,115
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 191050, 1 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- Historical geology
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Origin
- Earth sciences--Juvenile literature
- Earth sciences
- Earth (Planet)
- Cartoons and comics
- Earth (Planet)--Origin--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Science & Nature
- Historical geology--Juvenile literature
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Awards & Distinctions 3

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2018

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017

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Nonfiction Selection, 2017
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