The chance discovery of a fossil bone changes Sam's life. Sam is

convinced it belonged to a dinosaur and is eager to find more. He

persuades his Mum to spend their summer holiday on the Scottish

Isle of Skye - the 'Dinosaur Island'.

Here he encounters charismatic dinosaur hunter Dugie and finds

his first real friend in Caitlin, who loves nature as much as he

does.

Sam and Caitlin set out to make the next big dinosaur discovery on

Skye, but not everything goes according to plan...

"A touching story of growing

up, making friends, and

hunting for dinosaurs. Read

along as young Sam sets off to

Dinosaur Island, to find his

treasure. Put yourself in his

boots, because there is a real

Dinosaur Island in Scotland:

the Isle of Skye, where many

dinosaur footprints and bones

have been found recently.

Maybe this book will inspire

you to make the next great

discovery?"

Steve Brusatte, University of

Edinburgh palaeontologist and best

selling author of 'The Rise and Fall

of the Dinosaurs'