These comprehensive guides contain more than 350 full-color, beautifully detailed illustrations that provide a visual catalog of the many dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
On land, asea, and in the air,
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This review is from: Complete Guide To Dinosaurs (Hardcover)
Parents (and other adults) often lament the changes that have taken place in kids since "their day," but one thing hasn't changed in 50-odd years: the fascination youngsters have for the giant reptiles that ruled the earth millions of years ago. Walk into any bookstore (new or used) that carries any children's books at all, and you're bound to find at least one or two dinosaur titles on the shelves. This one, though slightly clumsy to handle, is one of the best I've seen so far. It covers the subject comprehensively, beginning with the 11 major types of ground-dwelling dino's, the two orders, and the chief differences between dino's and modern reptiles, then going on to double-spread pages each of which concentrates on a given type and illustrations of 3-4 representative specimens. (Did you know there were at least six kinds of triceratops, that three-horned, frill-necked critter we all remember from Fantasia (Special 60th Anniversary Edition)? Or four kinds of stegosaurs, the one that so valiantly defended itself from Tyrannousaurus Rex?) One of its greatest strengths is that, unlike many such books, it doesn't stop with just the four- and two-legged kinds: there's a large section (16pp) on the dinosaurs that returned to the sea, and a smaller one (eight) on those that flew. Each entry provides the size, known habitat range, and period during which an animal flourished, along with a phonetic pronunciation guide for its name. The text, by associating a dinosaur's remains (such as its teeth or the positioning of its legs) with a specific life characteristic, will help youngsters see how scientists use fossils to extrapolate the way an animal lived, how it moved, what it ate, and so on ("Dromiceiomimus had...shin bones much longer than its thigh bones, which suggests that it was a very fast runner"), along with speculations on behavior ("Kritosaurus had a large, bony hump on its snout...[which possibly] only [the] male had...[and] used to attract females, or to protect the skull in head-butting battles with other males"). Adults who remember learning to think of all dinosaurs as reptiles may be startled to find that some illustrations portray them with hair, but of course scientific knowledge in this subject, as in others, continues to evolve. The large print and clear, colorful illustrations are definite plusses.
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Great for Teachers,
By Son of Clovis (Clovis, New Mexico United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Guide To Dinosaurs (Hardcover)
Teachers always look for colorful, well-explained material. This book meets those criteria. As a visual and written resource for presentations, or to loan to young learners, here is one of a growing number of solid entries on the subject. A few years ago it would have rated 5 stars because it would have stood virtually alone. Now, it is joined by other worthies. If it's visuals allowed teachers to copy each animal without having to also copy other animals or text, that would have separated it from the pack -- and been virtually the perfect book.
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