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The Concise Dinosaur Encyclopedia [Hardcover]

David Burnie (Author)
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March 15, 2004 10 and up5 and upThe Concise
The Concise Dinosaur Encyclopedia is the most compact and comprehensive volume available for all the family. This portable encyclopedia uses a highly visual approach to a popular subject, with show-stopping artwork of dinosaurs in action. The book combines hard facts with interesting and intriguing feature spreads detailing dinosaur lifestyle, behavior, families, and habitat.

From how life on earth began and how animals evolved to the catastrophic events that brought about the end of the dinosaurs, this book is a must for every dinosaur enthusiast. Timelines, a detailed glossary, and a comprehensive index help guide the reader through the book.

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Realistically rendered illustrations plus photos of fossils and dinosaur discoveries bring fresh life to these ancient creatures and landscapes, as Burnie details the latest scientific theories about hundreds of dinosaurs.
 
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Everything and anything anyone ever wanted to know about dinosaurs can be found in this book.


 

 

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About the Author

David Burnie is an accomplished zoologist who was a nature reserve ranger before becoming a natural history author and editor. A prolific writer of many books, including several on dinosaurs, he has seen many of his titles win educational awards and science prizes. His titles for
Kingfisher include Kingfisher Knowledge: Endangered Planet and The Kingfisher Illustrated Dinosaur Encyclopedia, which was nominated for the Aventis Prize for Science Books in 2002.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  • Hardcover: 223 pages
  • Publisher: Kingfisher (March 15, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0753457547
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753457542
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #664,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough, comprehensive, and recommended, March 10, 2004
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Comprehensive information on dinosaur behavior and habitats, as well as over 1,500 color illustrations and photographs fill the pages of David Burnie's The Concise Dinosaur Encyclopedia. An excellent and absorbing resource for dinosaur fans, this chronologically organized informational guide covers all of the eras in which dinosaurs lived, their habits and habitats, what modern science can now tells us about the different dinosaur species, and so much more. A seminal addition to any family, school, or community library collection, The Concise Dinosaur Encyclopedia is thorough, comprehensive, and recommended for dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages.
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If the earth's entire history could be crammed into a single hour, animal life would not appear until the final 15 minutes was well underway. Read the first page
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predatory theropods, plant caters, other sauropods, hard body parts, toothless beak, giant sauropods, ice age times, predatory dinosaurs, small theropods, armored dinosaurs, marine reptiles, plant eaters, fossils show, many paleontologists, largest predators, sea scorpions, most paleontologists, dinosaur world, hack legs, largest dinosaur, jawless fish, bony plates
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North America, South America, Late Triassic, Permian Triassic, Age of Reptiles, Cambrian Ordovician Silurian Devonian Carboniferous Permian, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Period, Early Jurassic, Jurassic Cretaceous Tertiary Quaternary, Cretaceous Period, New Mexico, Early Tertiary, Jurassic Period, Mesozoic Era, South Africa, Mid Triassic Fossil, Ordovician Period, Early Triassic, Mid Jurassic Fossil, Rancho La Brea, Far East, Mary Arming, New Zealand, Paleozoic Era
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