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Reign of the Dinosaurs
An introduction to this fascinating and much-debated subject offers a lively discussion of the 150-million-year reign of the dinosaurs, their resilience and great variety during this period, and possible scenarios for their eventual demise. Original.
143 pages, Paperback
First published November 10, 1989
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December 25, 2020
Fascinatingly brilliant for dinosaur fans! I’m a fan of these little New Horizons books - they are jam-packed with information and include beautiful coloured illustrations.
July 26, 2022
Me pareció un libro bastante completo tanto en la información presentada como visualmente. Definitivamente no va dirigido a niños o personas cuyo interés por los dinosaurios sea leve. El libro utiliza referencias y estudios científicos para exponer varios de sus puntos, reforzando la veracidad de la información. Considero que para elevar el disfrute de la información presente en el libro, es necesario tener algún conocimiento previo sobre el tema pues en ocasiones puede ser algo técnico o específico.
August 13, 2017
Terlalu ilmiah dengan kata-kata jelimet, kurang "fun" walau sejarahnya runtut dari awal sampai ke film, sayang sekali ini buatan 1989, kurang update...
November 6, 2018
Muy buenas ilustraciones, aunque la información contenida es bastante sencilla.
August 24, 2023
A REALLY concise natural history ( www.amazon.com/review/R1XKIJYJI2F8YU/... ): 5/5
The best way I can describe Michard's "The Reign of the Dinosaurs" (henceforth Reign) is as a cross between the 1st edition of DK's "Dinosaur (Eyewitness)" & the 1st edition of Gardom/Milner's "The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs". In this review, I list the 3 main reasons why I think that is.
1) Like Gardom/Milner's book, Reign is very well-organized. More specifically, both books have a day-in-the-life format (I.e. The 1st part introduces the dinos & their world; The 2nd part shows how the dinos lived & evolved in their world); This makes sense given that, according to Ernest Thompson Seton, day-in-the-life stories are the best way to write natural history ( https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wild_A... ).
2) Like DK's book, Reign is very concise. This is especially apparent in Chapter 2 (I.e. "In search of an identity"), which is basically equivalent to the 1st 14 pages of Gardom/Milner's Chapter 8 (I.e. "Dinosaurs and people"), covering all of the same ground in ~1/2 as many pages (corrected for size).
3) Reign is very well-illustrated. Vincent's Reign review ( https://chasmosaurs.blogspot.com/2012... ) sums up most everything you need to know about that. However, I'll add my own thoughts as well:
-I'm surprised that Vincent doesn't mention the great photos & drawings of fossils, especially the historical ones in Chapter 2.
-I'm also surprised that Vincent doesn't mention Hallett's "The River" (which I really like not only because it shows a good bird's-eye view of that environment, but also because it shows where the dinos lived in that environment: https://images.fineartamerica.com/ima... ).
-Like DK's book, Reign features a lot of "well-worn art". Reign puts some of it into historical context, but not all of it (E.g. Most of Burian's 1956 work). There are a few other weird bits of art & text throughout Reign.* Otherwise, Reign is great & I recommend reading it in conjunction with other, more recent books (E.g. Naish/Barrett's "Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved").
*E.g. In reference to art, the Styracosaurus on page 80 is a shameless & abominable rip-off of Zallinger's Styracosaurus. In reference to text, it's claimed on page 33 that "the consensus among many specialists is that [T. rex] was probably more of a scavenger than a predator."
The best way I can describe Michard's "The Reign of the Dinosaurs" (henceforth Reign) is as a cross between the 1st edition of DK's "Dinosaur (Eyewitness)" & the 1st edition of Gardom/Milner's "The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs". In this review, I list the 3 main reasons why I think that is.
1) Like Gardom/Milner's book, Reign is very well-organized. More specifically, both books have a day-in-the-life format (I.e. The 1st part introduces the dinos & their world; The 2nd part shows how the dinos lived & evolved in their world); This makes sense given that, according to Ernest Thompson Seton, day-in-the-life stories are the best way to write natural history ( https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wild_A... ).
2) Like DK's book, Reign is very concise. This is especially apparent in Chapter 2 (I.e. "In search of an identity"), which is basically equivalent to the 1st 14 pages of Gardom/Milner's Chapter 8 (I.e. "Dinosaurs and people"), covering all of the same ground in ~1/2 as many pages (corrected for size).
3) Reign is very well-illustrated. Vincent's Reign review ( https://chasmosaurs.blogspot.com/2012... ) sums up most everything you need to know about that. However, I'll add my own thoughts as well:
-I'm surprised that Vincent doesn't mention the great photos & drawings of fossils, especially the historical ones in Chapter 2.
-I'm also surprised that Vincent doesn't mention Hallett's "The River" (which I really like not only because it shows a good bird's-eye view of that environment, but also because it shows where the dinos lived in that environment: https://images.fineartamerica.com/ima... ).
-Like DK's book, Reign features a lot of "well-worn art". Reign puts some of it into historical context, but not all of it (E.g. Most of Burian's 1956 work). There are a few other weird bits of art & text throughout Reign.* Otherwise, Reign is great & I recommend reading it in conjunction with other, more recent books (E.g. Naish/Barrett's "Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved").
*E.g. In reference to art, the Styracosaurus on page 80 is a shameless & abominable rip-off of Zallinger's Styracosaurus. In reference to text, it's claimed on page 33 that "the consensus among many specialists is that [T. rex] was probably more of a scavenger than a predator."
June 13, 2012
Given the subject, this book should have been more fun that it is. Prehistoric creatures are arranged by era. This is great for putting those alive at the same time together, but the book ends up reading as if it is about the era as much as it is about the creatures. It is also dull, merely factual, failing to match the vivid imagination that makes us interested in dinosaurs. The illustrations are small, but fantastic. The maps situate the places these animals roamed. These features are good.
March 27, 2014
Fuller review to follow: I especially liked the Calvin and Hobbes strip at the back. Always makes me laugh. And I have a couple of extra referenced for silly books to read.
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