Reading
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
Los dinosaurios de Waterhouse Hawkins
by Barbara Kerley
Overview
Genre | Biography |
Vocabulary Strategy | Context Clues |
Comprehension Skill | Fact and Opinion |
Comprehension Strategy | Predict |
Vocabulary
erect (v.) | put up; build |
foundations (n.) | parts on which the other parts rest for support; bases |
mold (n.) | a hollow shape in which anything is formed, cast, or solidified |
occasion (n.) | a special event |
proportion (n.) | a proper relation among parts |
tidy (v.) | to put in order |
workshop (n.) | space or building where work is done |
More Words to Know
anatomy (n.) | structure of a living thing |
dignitaries (n.) | people who have positions of honor |
monumental (adj.) | very great |
Summary (English)
Waterhouse Hawkins had a workshop. He created models of animals. His biggest project was to create life-sized models of dinosaurs. In 1853, people had discovered dinosaur bones. However, no one really knew what a dinosaur looked like. Hawkins asked a scientist to help. The scientist compared dinosaur bones with the bones of modern reptiles.
Hawkins saw that the bones were very much alike. He decided that dinosaurs must have looked like giant lizards. He used fossil bones to estimate how big the dinosaurs must have been. Then he made life-sized models of the dinosaurs.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert admired Hawkins’s models. Prince Albert wanted to display the dinosaurs in his new museum.
First, Hawkins wanted scientists to accept his work. He held a party on New Year’s Eve. He had the dinner table inside one of his models. The guests loved Hawkins’s creations.
Summary (Spanish)
Waterhouse Hawkins tenía un taller. Él creaba modelos de animales. Su mayor proyecto fue crear modelos del tamaño real de los dinosaurios. En 1853, la gente había descubierto huesos de dinosaurios. Sin embargo, nadie sabía realmente cómo era un dinosaurio. Hawkins le pidió ayuda a un científico. El científico comparó los huesos de los dinosaurios con los huesos de los reptiles modernos.
Hawkins vio que los huesos eran muy parecidos. Él decidió que los dinosaurios parecían grandes lagartos. Usó huesos fósiles para estimar qué tan grandes eran los dinosaurios. Luego hizo modelos del tamaño real de los dinosaurios.
La reina Victoria y el príncipe Alberto admiraron los modelos de Hawkins. El príncipe Alberto quería exhibir los dinosaurios en su nuevo museo.
Primero, Hawkins quiso que los científicos aceptaran su trabajo. Hizo une fiesta la víspera del Año Nuevo. Tenía la mesa con la cena dentro de uno de sus modelos. Los invitados admiraron las creaciones de Hawkins.