02301cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000380012624500240016426400510018830000470023933600260028633700260031233800360033850001120037450000310048650802040051752009990072153400710172065300400179185600700183185600430190199900190194470390UtSlPG20260610134628.0mcr n260607r20231916utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a16014350  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQE1 aRolt-Wheeler, Francis,d1876-196014aThe monster-hunters 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  a"With fifty-three illustrations, mostly from photographs loaned by the American Museum of Natural History."  aRelease date is 2023-03-26  aBob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"The Monster-Hunters" by Francis Rolt-Wheeler is a novel that was likely written in the early 20th century. Set in a time when the fascination with prehistoric creatures and the field of paleontology was emerging, the story seems to revolve around a young boy named Perry Hunt, who is eager to learn about fossils and embark on adventures exploring the world of ancient monsters.  The opening of the book introduces Perry and his playful desire to find real dragons, which leads to a heartwarming conversation with his father about fossil hunting. Perry expresses a long-standing interest in paleontology and is overjoyed at the possibility of joining an expedition led by his Uncle George to Egypt in search of the ancestors of elephants. Throughout this portion, themes of imagination, adventure, and the pursuit of knowledge unfold, as Perry navigates his aspirations and familial relationships while dreaming of discovering long-lost creatures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1916  aPaleontology -- Juvenile literature4 uhttps://archive.org/details/monsterhunters00rolt/page/n3/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70390  c111116d111116