Dinosaurs

by Dougal Dixon

65 million years ago the last dinosaurs died out. In 1841 the term "dinosaur" was coined, and the great beasts’ hold on our imagination has never weakened. Here, with over 200 full-color hand-drawn illustrations, are all the impossible names and fantastic features of these amazing beasts that ruled the planet for 160 million years. Each dinosaur is brought to life with a fascinating look at its daily habits, diet, habitat, enemies, and much more. Dinasaurs explores the everyday lives of Prosauropods, Fabrosaurids, Stegoraurids, and Pterosaurs, among many others. The clearly written text appeals to older children and general adult readers alike, while the line drawings provide detail skeletal aspects, from skulls to feet to wrist bones. Enter the prehistoric world of dinosaurs with this beautifully hand-illustrated pocket guide to the most fascinating beasts ever to roam the earth.

Genres: Nonfiction, Dinosaurs, Picture Books

256 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1996

Reviews

[Debbie Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

This weeks theme in my room is ALL THINGS DINOSAURS! I don't know about YOU but I LOVE DINOSAURS. From back when I was in Pre-K to now teaching. Dinosaurs are AMAZING and learning FACTS ABOUT DINOSAURS EVEN BETTER!


Children were SO excited and engaged and when it came to planning are DEAR (DROP EVERYTHING AND READ) we read this wonderful book centered around dinosaurs and learnt some neat facts that we get to add onto our new anchor chart!


Smashing success and I learnt something new too (the complicated names of all these dinosaurs) how fun!

[Bookworm86 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite a fun book filled with interesting facts about Dino facts. It has different areas where you follow the subject marker to the next make, e.g if you read science on page 5 it will direct you to page 15 to learn more about Dino science etc although the layout wasn't brilliant and by the 3rd subject we were going back to the same pages. Brilliant illustrations and photos

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this for my 3 yr old son but I learned so much from reading it myself. Great illustration and wonderful sounds too.

[agata · Rating 3 out of 5]

fajne obrazki

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son chose this from our school library and we both loved it so much we would want to add it to our home collection. Beautiful photos. Lots of info on fossils and amazing layered effects!

[Hubert Su9 · Rating 4 out of 5]

all bout homework and research but if you keep on reading you will be glued to this book!

Interesting facts bout dinosaurs and the drawings are cool!

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although the information may be a little above my preschooler's head, the pop-up dinosaurs and sounds feed his prehistoric interest.