Me pregunto por qué: Los triceratops tenían cuernos y otras preguntas sobre dinosaurios (Enciclopedia "Me Pregunto Por Que)

by Various

Es un método brillante para despertar las mentes de los más pequeños, gracias a sus divertidas respuestas para todas esas complicadas preguntas sobre el funcionamiento del mundo. En ella, los pequeños lectores podrán encontrar todo tipo de información y hechos curiosos, desde ¿qué dinosaurio iba de pesca? a ¿ por qué comían piedras los dinosaurios?

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens

Paperback

First published April 15, 1994

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Reviews

[millie buchan · Rating 5 out of 5]

iconic

[Elias · Rating 4 out of 5]

an Dino adventure book! you might love it a lot like me! I love all this seriess books!

[Herman Diaz · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reading this book is like playing Battle Kid (The OG was deleted, so here's a friend's review: www.amazon.com/review/RSPCMPDGUABFR/r... ): 1/5

Short version: The combination of unanswered questions, wrongly-answered questions, and everything in between makes reading Theodorou's "I Wonder Why Triceratops Had Horns: and Other Questions about Dinosaurs" (henceforth Wonder) like playing "Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril" ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ5xHcnTcKI ). If you want to know "Why Triceratops Had Horns", google "Old wounds show that Triceratops used its horns for combat".

Long version: Read on.

As you may remember, I generally dislike the dino Q&A genre for 3 main reasons: 1) Redundant questions; 2) Vague answers; 3) Bad Q&As (I.e. Stupid or misleading questions and misleading or wrong answers). However, when I originally said that, I was specifically referring to adult dino Q&A books. Children's dino Q&A books in general and Wonder in particular are even worse:
-Redundant questions? Uncheck (There are only 30 questions), but Wonder more than makes up for this in the following ways.
-Vague answers? Check times infinity! The first Theodorou quote is the worst because 1) the main text completely dodges one of the biggest questions in science, and 2) the sidebar text only mentions invalid hypotheses (I.e. Poisonous plants and periodic comet showers).
-Bad Q&As? Check times infinity! The second Theodorou quote is the worst because it fails on many levels: It contradicts itself from a previous Q&A (See the first Theodorou quote; If "all the dinosaurs vanished", then there wouldn't be "any dinosaurs around today"); It fails to understand how evolution works (If birds "developed from dinosaurs", then they ARE "true dinosaurs"); It avoids using the word "evolution" (as does the rest of Wonder); It fails to understand that "developed" =/= "evolved" ( www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/04... ).

But wait, there's more!:
-Wonder is a confusing mess in terms of organization. This is especially apparent in the Q&As about reconstructing and finding dino fossils: For one, you have to find dino fossils BEFORE you can reconstruct them; For another, the text explaining said processes is scattered all over with no apparent rhyme or reason.
-Wonder's more realistic reconstructions are shameless rip-offs of more famous reconstructions, just plain outdated/abominable, or some combination of both. This is especially apparent in the Apatosaurus reconstructions: For one, they're shameless rip-offs of the "Safari Ltd Carnegie Scale Model Apatosaurus", Sibbick's "Normanpedia" Apatosaurus, and Hallett's "Zoobooks - Dinosaurs" Apatosaurus; For another, they combine "a Sibbickian concentric ring skin pattern with a finely polished finish reminiscent of a 4x4 vehicle purchased by a money-crazed, wantonly aggressive businessperson" ( https://chasmosaurs.blogspot.com/2015... ).
-Wonder's more cartoony reconstructions are even worse: For one, not only are most of them unrecognizable as the genera they're intended to represent, but the others are only recognizable because they're shameless rip-offs of more famous reconstructions; For another, not only are all of them unfunny, but some also have disturbing implications (E.g. Why are a bat and a pterosaur giving each other bedroom eyes?; Why would anyone use a drill on a living Ankylosaurus?; etc).

Quoting Theodorou: "What happened to the dinosaurs?
Something very strange happened 65 million years ago. All the dinosaurs vanished, together with all the flying reptiles and most of the sea reptiles. No one knows for sure what happened to them."

Quoting Theodorou: "Are there any dinosaurs around today?
Although there aren't any true dinosaurs alive today, we do have some of their relatives. Scientists think that birds developed from dinosaurs, because their skeletons are so similar. So look carefully the next time you see a bird nesting in a tree or hopping across the grass!"

[Nicole Agadoni · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fantastic book about prehistoric creatures. Each page of the book asks a question, which is the main idea for that page. The question is answered using both realistic pictures and cartoon drawings, trivia facts, and interesting, informational text. The book also compares the dinosaurs to people, which makes it relatable. I would use this for a science lesson on dinosaurs, or as a resource for a research project.

[[ J o ] · Rating 3 out of 5]

[Short and quick review from memory before I re-read and review at a later date:

A book from my youth. I was never quite in to Dinosaurs so I'm not sure where it even came from, but it's fine for what it is. I'm sure. Probably. Might see if I can dig it out and do a proper review because I know you're all dying to hear why it has 3 stars. I know I am.]

[Ellie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I should start reading more kids' books! It's so simple. And thank God for that index at the end or I wouldn't have been able to pronounce all those dinosaur names. :D

[Dalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

It talks about dinosaurs and questions about them like:did dinosaurs sing?, why did Iguanodon stick it's thumb up?and other 30 questions about dinasaurs.

[Elizabeth S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately, much of the information in this book (copyright 1994) is old. For example, larger dinosaurs have been discovered.

[Tianna]

This has the same ISBN number as 'I Wonder Why The Sun Rises: and Other Questions about Time and Seasons.