The Not Quite Trilobite

<p>Nora Naraoia is a soft bodied arthropod from the early Cambrian period. She longs to be like the spectacular Trilobites that developed during the Cambrian Explosion. In an alphabetical parade she watches the different species and longs to have more unique features or talents. Her friends help her to understand that what makes her special comes from the inside and that everyone can join in the parade and be proud of who they are. Readers can see images of real fossils of some of the characters and can find scientific descriptions and a diagram of the time periods represented.</p>