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Jill Hunting

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Nonfiction, History, Memoir

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Released February 2022 by the University of Oklahoma Press: A BIRD WITH TEETH AND A DINOSAUR IN THE FAMILY by Jill Hunting

In 1872, a young graduate of Yale University named Thomas Russell unearthed the bones of an 83,000,000-year-old dinosaur in western Kansas. The rare fossil, an avian dinosaur with teeth and flightless wings, proved that birds evolved from reptiles. More than a century later, Russell’s great-granddaughter set out to retrace her ancestor’s forgotten expedition. Part detective history, part memoir, FOR WANT OF WINGS is Jill’s captivating account of her journey into prehistory, national history, and family history.

A former food and wine editor, Jill is the editor of the STONE EDGE FARM COOKBOOK, winner of the Book of the Ye ...more

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Jill Hunting I was on tour with my first book, FINDING PETE, and planned a day off to celebrate my birthday. My present to myself would be to visit the Yale Peabod…moreI was on tour with my first book, FINDING PETE, and planned a day off to celebrate my birthday. My present to myself would be to visit the Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, Connecticut. A vertebrate paleontologist there had told me that if I were ever to visit, he would set out all the fossils my great-grandfather collected in 1872. When I arrived at the museum, all the bones were spread out on tables. Some looked like white truffles. I didn't know that the thrill I felt that day would lead to a book, but I was captivated by the idea that my ancestor went on a paleontology expedition when he was 20 and found a dinosaur fossil. I couldn't stop thinking about it. Gradually, I realized that my curiosity was a book in the making. I finished the manuscript during the COVID-19 sequester.(less)

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Jill Hunting Yes, but I didn't write it. I heard it from the late food writer Jonathan Gold, who said he once ate a sea urchin that was alive on his plate. Before …moreYes, but I didn't write it. I heard it from the late food writer Jonathan Gold, who said he once ate a sea urchin that was alive on his plate. Before eating it, he saw the animal looking up at him.(less)

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	Finding Pete: Rediscovering the Brother I Lost in Vietnam 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Want of Wings: A Bird with Teeth and a Dinosaur in the Family 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Pete liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Pete: Rediscovering the Brother I Lost in Vietnam 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spelling, E2: A Spelling Workbook 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spelling: A Spelling Workbook E1 by Jill Hunting (Goodreads Author), Magdalen Bear, Christine Minton 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars