Tales of the Prehistoric World: Adventures from the Land of the Dinosaurs

Tales of Ancient Worlds

by Kallie Moore, Becky Thorns (Illustrations)

Travel back to the land before time to discover real dinosaur stories from the world of paleontology—featuring T. rex, Stegosaurus, and Triceratops.

Young children will enjoy thrilling tales of intrepid paleontologists discovering jaw-dropping fossils in the first book by Kallie Moore – fossil expert and host of PBS Eons on YouTube. Kids will come face-to-face with incredible prehistoric beasts including the dinosaurs that fossilized into gemstones, the shark with a saw in its mouth, and the pterosaur the size of an airplane!

As well as stories from the Jurassic era, beautifully brought to life by illustrator Becky Thorns, Tales of the Prehistoric World also whizzes back in time even further to meet the first walking fish, before speeding forwards to hang out with mammoths and saber-toothed cats.

Along the way young readers will discover what it takes to be a paleontologist!

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens, Dinosaurs, History

160 pages, Hardcover

First published September 27, 2022

About the author

Kallie Moore manages the paleontology collection at the University of Montana and co-hosts the YouTube channel PBS Eons. Her love of paleontology started from a young age, and she even searched for tiny fossils in the gravel on her grade school’s playground during recess. Kallie has consulted for Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park on renovations to the DINOSAUR ride, as well as hosted a livestream for the newly opened Deep Time Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

[LudmilaM · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 stars. As much as I liked the natural history facts, I must say I have couple of criticisms:
1. The illustrations. They were crude and all seemed to look alike. Illustrations in reference books should be as life-like and detailed as possible in my opinion, as they're there for visual learning, not for display of art.
2. Very few animals had their size in their description. Knowing animal's size attributes enormously to visualizing how they looked like in real life. It's an important fact (especially when it comes to dinosaurs), and after a while they could all been either size of a football or a plane, it all blended together.
Having said all that, it was still an interesting read, especially stories about finding the fossils.

[Leelan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't care how old you are. This book is fun and informative. The author, Kallie Moore, is a presenter on PBS Eon's YouTube channel. Her knowledge of paleontology, her manner of speaking and her enjoyment of the subject --- and her humor --- come vividly off the page in this her first book. I hope it is the first of many.

[Eileen Winfrey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Snapshots of each age from the Holocene through the Hadean. Information is generally presented in small blurbs next to interesting and colorful illustrations with a few narrative passages connecting time periods and explaining extinctions. The books ends abruptly with the last entry "The Last Mammoth". No wrap up, notes for further reading or bibliography.

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every book I’ve gotten from Neon Squid is FANTASTIC! This was no exception.

[Brandi Snell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great read, especially for those interested in Paleontology. Kids and kids at heart will enjoy this book.