Dinosaur Record Breakers

by Darren Naish

Which was the fastest, the biggest, the deadliest? Check out the greatest record-breakers in the dinosaurs!
 
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for millions of years—and they still rule the record books! That's because they had to be extreme to survive in those prehistoric days. So meet the creatures that have never been Amphicoelias, who outsized all the other dinos; Struthiomimus, the fastest runner; Spinosaurus, the biggest two-legged predator that ever lived; and many more. In addition to the fun facts and figures, there's amazing CGI artwork, a timeline, a box that compares each dinosaur's size to a human's, and information on who named the dinosaur.
Reissue

Genres: Dinosaurs, Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Darren 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.

Reviews

[Kevin Findley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for introducing kids to dinosaurs! Each type of dinosaur was given a two-page spread with illustrations and as much information as you would find on a museum display. My son and I both enjoyed them and the artwork definitely added to the reading experience.

The only drawback was repeating the same information over and over. If there was not much data on certain dinosaurs, what there was (size of jaw for example) got repeated twice or even three times.

Definitely recommended for parents and kids who want a different kind of book for bedtime reading or anyone who still loves dinosaurs!

Find it! Buy it! READ IT!

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Info I wish I got in dinosaur books:
1. What about the fossils makes us believe this about the dinosaur?
2. How many fossils of this dinosaur have we found to make us feel this confident in this knowledge?

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a kid’s book with flashy pictures. I haven’t read a dinosaur book since 4’th grade. This was fun.