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Key chains are hot! hot! hot! Kids collect them and hook them in bunches onto their backpacks or jeans. Our Key Chain Books include a brightly illustrated trivia book and a charm. Both book and charm are attached to a mesh key chain, so kids can add their keys and carry them everywhere.

Dinosaur Facts tells children about these amazing animals from the distant past -- and kids get a Stegosaurus charm for good measure!

Format: Books with Toys

Dimensions (inches): 3 x 3 ... Read more

Reviews (1)

A Bit Of Disappointment...
Everyone knows that DK books are of the highest quality and standard when compared with other books. DK's Amazing Pop-up Pull out series ( The titles, which you might like to check it out, are: Body in a Book, Space Shuttle, TimeScape, Mummy and the Millenium Dome ) has been highly recommanded by teachers , parents, book reviewers and children who have enjoyed the book series. Unfortunately, the latest offering from DK, Amazing Pop-Up Pull-Out Trex book, does not show all of DK's high standards,
but it still is, a fun book to look at.

The first blunder of the book is that it doesn't gives what it promises at the back cover of the book, or what is stated in the sypnosis that you see above on Amazon.com. The book promises:'Flip the flaps to reveal its body parts; pull back the layers to see its skeleton.' When I examined the Pop-up, I found no flaps, no layers to flip or pull whatsoever. I couldn't even find a hint of T-Rex's interior in the giant Pop-up. What has happened to the flaps and layers? If it so not included why even mention it in the sypnosis of the book?

The second blunder of the book that it makes too much references to the movie: Jurassic Park, that you may think that this giant Pop-up poster is an ad for the movie itself. Though the author tries to use the movie as an analogy to describe T-Rex's way of life, in many instances, it is absolutely unneccesary.For example, while referring to the movie, the author mentioned that the characters in Jurassic Park attracts T-rex's attention. I see no relevance to T-Rex's way of life with this snippet. It seems that the author was trying to fill the book up with 'facts' about T-Rex.

However, with these two major blunders the good is still good fun, although it cannot match up to previous titles in the series. The book does give you not only a 4-foot tall T-Rex, but also a Pop up Trodon that is 1 foot long, which altogether makes an exciting 5-foot long Pop up to hang on the wall.

The book is also cramp full of facts. Other than the Jurassic Park snippets, it also gives reader an insight of fossils and dinosaurs related to the Tyrant king. Young children who read this book will be able to comprehen the facts easily as it is presented in a clear, distinct manner.

It is no lie when I say that the pop-up is simply enjoyable to look at,it features T-rex attacking a Trodon. And exciting hanging piece!

Overall, despite its blunders that was avoidable, Amazing Pop-Up Pull-Out T-Rex Book will make a great teaching tool for children of ages 5-12. It will also make a great present to anyone who loves dinosaur as this giant pop-up will definately thrill them to the core! ... Read more

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Imagine you could travel back in time, and not just a few days, weeks, or years, even. Imagine you could travel back through centuries and see what it was like to live in Victorian times, the Middle Ages, the time of the Romans, or the great civilization of Ancient Egypt. Then, why not continue on thousands of years - back to the early days of humans themselves, struggling through the Ice Ages? And then, on back millions of years to the Age of Dinosaurs, to the great coal faorests, to a time when there was no life on land at all - to the first days of the Earth itself. The Incredible Journey to the Beginning of Time takes you such a journey. ... Read more

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Create your own dinosaur environments with this eight-page booklet that includes four pages crammed with over 60 self-adhesive stickers, two fantastically illustrated dinosaur scenes, and two fact-filled pages with space for stickers. Fact-packed labels and captions give plenty of information for school and project work. Ultimate Sticker Books are a great way to make learning fun. ... Read more

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Volume 3 in the Southern Fossil Discoveries series, Dinosaurs of the South offers new andexciting information about life during the Late Cretaceous in the southern coastal states.

The perfect complement to a curriculum encompassing science, natural history, and vocabulary, Dinosaurs of the South explores how scientists use fossil clues to learn about the lives and habitats of some of the most exciting animals that ever lived.

Fossils of extinct animals are scarce in the southeastern United States, but paleontologists have uncovered enough evidence to know that a variety of dinosaurs lived in southern forests and coastal lowlands. Large meat-eaters hunted plant-eating hadrosaurs. Ostrich-like dinosaurs darted after small prey, and armor-covered nodosaurs rambled through underbrush 75 million years ago.

Giant reptiles that were not dinosaurs also lived in the South. The crocodile-like Deinosuchus, which grew to lengths near 40 feet, lurked along riverbanks. These giants probably ate dinosaurs! Pterosaurs, or flying reptiles, soared over the coast. One of the largest, Pteranodon, had a wingspan of 24 feet.

Every fossil uncovered gives scientists new information about life in this region of North America during the time of the dinosaurs. And studying rare southern fossils has enabled paleontologists to identify entirely new dinosaur species known only in the South. ... Read more

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Easy to read yet highly educational and fact-filled
The collaborative effort of educators and science writers Judy Cutchins and Ginny Johnston, and enhanced with full-color photographs and illustrations, Dinosaurs Of The South teaches young readers about the fascinating reptiles that walked the Earth millions of years ago and lived throughout what is now the American South. Easy to read yet highly educational and fact-filled, Dinosaurs Of The South is enthusiastically recommended for youthful dinosaur fans, as a simple, informative introduction to fossils and what they can tell us about these fantastic bygone creatures.

Dinosaurs of the South
Dinosaurs of the South is Vol.3 in a wondrerful series for young readers looking at fossil discoveries of the South.This book provides a fascinating look into the dinosaurs, and other large reptilians, that roamed the South during the late Cretaceous period which was the last part of the Mesozoic Era.Vol.1, Ice Age Giants of the South, and Vol.2, Giant Predators of the Ancient Seas, are companion books about life in the prehistoric South.The authors write in a fascinating and concise manner to compliment their outstanding photographs and art work. These three volumes should be in every middle school and public library in th South. ... Read more