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Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia
This latest edition in a range of super successful DK encyclopedias for children features hundreds of photographs and computer generated images bringing extinct animals back to life in this visual celebration of early life on Earth. Authoritative yet accessible, the book includes fact boxes, timelines, maps, and diagrams that explore the beginnings of life on Earth, investigates early eras and life forms, and examines the world of the dinosaurs...their homes, food, young, and family lives.
With content that is completely up to date and includes the latest discoveries and interpretations of prehistoric life, this is a comprehensive exploration of dinosaurs during their 180 million plus years of existence.
With content that is completely up to date and includes the latest discoveries and interpretations of prehistoric life, this is a comprehensive exploration of dinosaurs during their 180 million plus years of existence.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published June 20, 2011
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Darren Naish
66 books52 followersDarren Naish is a British vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer. He obtained a geology degree at the University of Southampton and later studied vertebrate palaeontology under British palaeontologist David Martill at the University of Portsmouth, where he obtained both an M. Phil. and PhD.
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March 27, 2024
Pretty cool book. I love dinosaurs. Ever since I was a little kid I loved dinosaurs. This visual encyclopedia have so many awesome pictures & illustrations. I love all the facts, figures, & measurements of the different plants & animals. Books from DK Publishing rarely disappoints. I strongly recommend this book to kids or adults alike who have a love of dinosaurs.
June 18, 2023
An excellent (re)introduction to dinosaurs! I asked my library for recommendations of dinosaur books that would appeal to adults (but weren't chaptered nonfiction, which is what you usually see aimed at adults) and was recommended this (although the Amazon listing for the updated, second edition says its targeted age range is 9-12 years old).
Unlike a straight encyclopedia listing just dinosaur after dinosaur (after prehistoric-animal-that-isn't-a-dinosaur for variety), which I also tried and found it wasn't super fun to just page through, this book incorporates information on plants, evolution, the asteroid extinction event, global climate and ancient continents, and other notable non-animal topics that go with dinosaurs and their history.
The book is primarily separated into sections based on the type of creature: invertebrates, early vertebrates, dinosaurs and birds, and mammals. Illustrations are lush and colorful, and also often include photos of actual fossils in situ. Each particular creature doesn't get a ton of focus, which actually makes reading a breeze--this is a great way to find new dinosaurs/creatures to be intrigued by, especially because similar is grouped with similar: a who two-page spread of multiple horned/frilled Cretaceous dinos, followed for by a two-page spread dedicated just to the most famous, triceratops. A timeline at the bottom of the page shows you not just which named period a creature falls into (Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous are the most famous, but there are others), but places a small silhouette on the timeline so you can see where it falls--if it's early in that period, for instance.
Connections to modern creatures are mentioned when appropriate. Overall, a very fun book!
Unlike a straight encyclopedia listing just dinosaur after dinosaur (after prehistoric-animal-that-isn't-a-dinosaur for variety), which I also tried and found it wasn't super fun to just page through, this book incorporates information on plants, evolution, the asteroid extinction event, global climate and ancient continents, and other notable non-animal topics that go with dinosaurs and their history.
The book is primarily separated into sections based on the type of creature: invertebrates, early vertebrates, dinosaurs and birds, and mammals. Illustrations are lush and colorful, and also often include photos of actual fossils in situ. Each particular creature doesn't get a ton of focus, which actually makes reading a breeze--this is a great way to find new dinosaurs/creatures to be intrigued by, especially because similar is grouped with similar: a who two-page spread of multiple horned/frilled Cretaceous dinos, followed for by a two-page spread dedicated just to the most famous, triceratops. A timeline at the bottom of the page shows you not just which named period a creature falls into (Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous are the most famous, but there are others), but places a small silhouette on the timeline so you can see where it falls--if it's early in that period, for instance.
Connections to modern creatures are mentioned when appropriate. Overall, a very fun book!
November 30, 2020
Very informative and helps you learn about the Earth of more than 200 million years ago.
February 28, 2022
Excelente libro
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August 16, 2022
Buku bagus dan lengkap.
July 10, 2023
El mejor libro de dinosaurios de la historia 🤓
July 7, 2013
This was a fantastic reference book! I loved that it focused on all prehistoric creatures, not just dinosaurs. There were so many weird insects and mammals I had never heard of, and this book brought them to life.
This was beautifully illustrated, and put together quite nicely. I really enjoyed it.
This was beautifully illustrated, and put together quite nicely. I really enjoyed it.
June 1, 2016
i love this book so much gahhh jdjsjwoaof
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