Book Description

A thrilling look at the ever-popular world of dinosaurs—their size, their lives, their diets, and their mysterious extinction. Children"s interest is further excited as the book zooms in on today"s dinosaur discoveries—how scientists find and date fossils, and how whole dinosaur skeletons are pieced together. ... Read more

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Good intro/overview of dinosaurs.
This frothy little book features small, easy to follow descriptions of how dinosaurs may have lived and looked.The artwork is quite good and the primary reason I give it four stars.It can serve as a nice way to introduce the young and beginning reader to our favorite extinct animals.Recommended.

good intro to dinosaurs for preschoolers
This is an excellent book if you're looking for something on dinosaursthat is beyond the "picture book" level but your child is not yetready for 5th grade science material.

I found it a really good book forfeeding my 2.5-year-old's fledgling obsession with learning about"real" dinosaurs.The book has basic coverage of the major typesof dinosaurs & dinosaur concepts. The illustrations are detailed butnot too busy, and there is enough information to satisfy but not so muchthat it overwhelmed her. We were able to use it to identify just aboutall of her plastic dinosaurs, which made it an excellent book forintroducing the idea of using books for "research". ... Read more

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We think of dinosaurs as big and ferocious. Yet the name Compsognathus means "pretty jaw!" Learn about this strange little dinosaur, from its life in the Jurassic period millions of years ago to the first discovery of its delicate fossil in Germany. ... Read more

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In 1922, a team of scientists endured many hardships while traveling to Mongolia in search of dinosaurs. Readers will reap the benefits of their trials as they learn all about the new dinosaur they discovered there—the Psittacosaurus. ... Read more