Dinosaur Data Book [Hardcover]

David Lambert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 9, 1998

JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD, toy figures, and a major exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York are a few examples of dinosaur popularity. DINOSAUR DATA BOOK is an illustrated book of facts, newly updated for 1998 to include recent fossil discoveries in China, plus additional material on dinosaurs in popular media.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Gramercy; Rev Upd edition (June 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517188430
• ISBN-13: 978-0517188439
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,026,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not really "Revised and updated"; rather a reprint., June 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dinosaur Data Book (Hardcover)

The book carries a copyright date of 1991. The "revised and updated" aspect appears to be limited to 69 lines on pages 306-307. Recent (post '91) discoveries in China, Morocco, Argentina, and the US (predators rivaling T. rex, protobirds older than Archaeopteryx, and the most famous T. rex of all ("Sue")) aren't mentioned. Buy it as a historical document, but not as a book "Revised and updated to include the latest discoveries" that is "up to date with the latest theories and facts" circa 1998. One star only, not because the 1991 content is shabby (it isn't), but because the book is misrepresented.

5.0 out of 5 stars Dino Encyclopedia, June 30, 2005

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Mulsane (Northern VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dinosaur Data Book (Hardcover)

Really folks... there are new and used copies available, at the time of this writing, for 1-3 dollars....unbelievable.

Book is frankly an encyclopedia. Filled with entertaining illustrations that make even the disinterested want to read what they have to say about them. Any kid in the dinosaur phase will LOVE this one.

The real qualm I have is that it's printed on paperback quality paper, so the paper will yellow with age.

Additionally.. the all black line illustrations is up for grabs. On the one hand it seems cheap of them, then again... what do we REALLY know about the colors of Dinosaurs anyway???
And they ARE entertaining to look at.

I'd give this one 4 and a half stars.