Sue Hendrickson

Why did the author write this book?

• They wanted to persuade you to love dinosaur fossils.

• They wanted to entertain you with a story about Sue Hendrickson.

• They wanted to give you information by writing a biography of Sue Hendrickson's life.

• They wanted to give you information about different kinds of dinosaurs.

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What is special about the amazing dinosaur fossil that Sue found? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• It is the most complete T rex skeleton anyone has ever found.

• When they found it, they learned it had been named Sue while it was alive!

• It was found at the bottom of the ocean on a diving mission.

• The skeleton is 42 feet long and 65 million years old.

Which event took place AFTER Sue found the T. rex skeleton?

• Sue took her dog for a walk around the cliff in South Dakota.

• Sue began working with a new team hunting for sunken ships.

• Sue was born on December 2, 1949.

• Sue found whale, dolphin, and seal fossils in Peru.

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After reading page 10, what can you infer about Sue?

• The museum staff love shirts, toys, books, and more.

• The museum staff do not know how the skeleton arrived at the museum.

• The T. rex's skeleton was put on display at the museum.

• Sue made money when they sold the T. rex skeleton to the museum in Chicago.

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After reading pages 12 and 13, what can you infer about Sue?

• Sue has never seen her T. rex skeleton in the museum.

• Sue loves to find gold, silver, and copper coins the most.

• Sue enjoys her job as an explorer.

• Sue likes to wear some of the jewelry she discovered.

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