Dinosaur Detectives

by Peter Chrisp

Track dinosaurs with the earliest fossil hunters and modern-day geologists! Read about their amazing discoveries! These 48-page books about fascinating subjects like pirates, mummies, and volcanoes are for proficient readers who can understand a rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure. In addition to the stunning photographs, informative sidebars, and glossary, readers will find archival photographs and paintings. Averaging 4,500 to 5,000 words in length, Level 4 books are 40 percent pictures and 40 percent text. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4.

Genres: Dinosaurs, History, Animals

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Peter Chrisp is a British children's author of books on history. With over sixty books published, his various works include Blitzkrieg!, Dorling Kindersly's Ancient Egypt Revealed and Ancient Rome Revealed, The Spanish Conquests of the New World, and many more.

He first began writing history after working on the Mass-Observation archive at the University of Sussex. He has also worked as a writer on the online project "Icons of England".

Aside from his publications in literature, he is also an artist, who has exhibited collections of his cartoons and hand-drawn postcards during Brighton Festival. He is an inveterate theatre- and concert-goer, and during the Edinburgh Festival regularly views three shows a day. He collects original art works, and is a fan of Eric Ravilious and Jonny Hannah among others.

At present, Mr. Chrisp acts as one of Brighton's cultural attaches to Lewes. This is believed to be largely an honorary position. He is also being talked of as a possible future Mayor of Brighton.

Reviews

[Sage · Rating 2 out of 5]

My brother is a big fan of dino’s but not so much me, this review is written by him as he says this book had to many words and not a good storyline. He claims that the information in the book did not further educate him on dino’s but rather bored him.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is A Really Great book for a dinosaur lover.

[Diana Pettis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book provided some good information about dinosaurs. Lots of vocabulary and challenging sentence structure. There was also a complete glossary and index at the end of the book.

Guided reading level:Q

[Gemma Fasheun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting.

[Taylor Darst · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very informative. It is perfect for my children who love dinosaurs and want to learn more about them but with an adventure side.

[Monica Silva · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son said even though it was a long book it was very cool.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Children's nonfiction. This book goes through several of the key figures in dinosaur discoveries. It includes Mary Anning, Gideon Mantell, Richard Owen, Othniel Charles Marsh, Werner Janensch, and Jack Horner. It is written chronologically, which gives a nice overview of paleontology. Relevant scientific concepts such as evolution and Pangaea are also introduced. The end is kind of abrupt, with the last discovery being in 1984 and no real closing statement, but there is a lot of good information here. Back matter includes a glossary and quiz. There is also a table of contents and index.

[Mehmet Kır · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an ideal book for the children who want to improve their English reading skills.
Also, this book is a good source for getting information about dinosaurs research and its features. Photos in the book are incredible !

[PottWab Regional Library]

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