When billionaire John Hammond exploits genetic engineering to create an island theme park populated by real dinosaurs, an attempted theft by a rival bio-genetics company compromises the park's electric fences, leaving a safety evaluation team--and Hammond's two grandchildren--in grave danger.
year: 1990, 2012, 1993, 1991
call number/section: 1000, 4
subjects: dinosaurs, fiction, amusement parks, science fiction, readers rule, other worlds
Editions
Crichton, Michael
Distributed by Random House (1990)
An account of the attempt, through a hair-raising twenty-four hours on a remote jungle island, to avert a global emergency--a crisis triggered by today's rush to commercialize genetic engineering.
Schools: 23
Crichton, Michael
Ballantine Books (2012)
When billionaire John Hammond exploits genetic engineering to create an island theme park populated by real dinosaurs, an attempted theft by a rival bio-genetics company compromises the park's electric fences, leaving a safety evaluation team--and Hammond's two grandchildren--in grave danger.
Schools: 28
Crichton, Michael
Grosser & Putman (1993)
An account of the attempt, through a hair-raising twenty-four hours on a remote jungle island, to avert a global emergency--a crisis triggered by today's rush to commercialize genetic engineering.
Schools: 0
Crichton, Michael
Ballantine (1991)
Schools: 0