The Dinosaur Museum: An Unforgettable, Interactive Virtual Tour Through Dinosaur History [Hardcover]

National Geographic Society (Author), Sebastian Quigley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2008 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

Young, eager paleontologists wanted. Apply within. We need YOUR expertise! So step inside The Dinosaur Museum, the book where kids get to act like paleontologists. This amazing volume gives readers a behind-the-scenes peek at a museum, with an interactive experience that evokes a visit to a natural history museum. Forget about waiting in long lines for hours. This interactive guide takes you on a room-by-room tour of the most fun-packed museum you can imagine. Learning about prehistoric monsters becomes a practical challenge to the scientist in every reader. Each room points to a range of interactive investigations that can be carried out in the dino-lab gatefold flap. You can open the specimen drawer filled with fossils, look at specimen slides through the microscope, and use a whole host of interactive features: a pop-up fossil finds map, a dinosaur time line, and a sliding chart that allows you to compare the size of dinosaurs with modern animals.

Dinosaur Museum is the ultimate holiday gift for every child who loves dinosaurs. This inspiring interactive book gives children the chance to experience the real science behind the study of one of the most exciting eras in the history of the Earth.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books; Pop edition (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1426303351
• ISBN-13: 978-1426303357
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Nature > Fossils
  • #2 in Books > Children's Books > History > Prehistoric
  • #9 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Dinosaurs

More About the Author

Dr Jen Green is a writer and editor mainly specializing in geography, history, nature / environment and social issues. She also writes on science, human body, survival, art and artists. She has written over 250 published books, mostly for children aged 5-15 but also for adults. Jen received her doctorate from the University of Sussex in 1982. She worked in publishing for 15 years, as an editor and later editorial manager (1981-1996) and has since worked full-time as a writer and editor. Her book 'Your Feelings: I'm Special' was short-listed for the NASEN Special Needs Award.

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dinosur Museum is a Great Book!, February 26, 2010

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Janice Virtue (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for my 3 year old and I'm thrilled because I love to look at it. The first page has a dino lab with useful information about size, fossil formations, and plants. There are 2 drawers (flaps) you pull out and see actual fossils of a Velociraptor's claw, Triceratops brow horn, etc. And a scale chart (with the name, height, length and weight of several dinosaurs) so you can see how huge these dinosaurs were in comparison to human beings. Theres really too much to list but you will see that for yourself after you get the book.

From the beginning, you are taken back and educated about the many different dinosaurs: The Plant - Eaters, Gentle Giants, Small but Deadly (Ovirptor, Troodon, Deinonychus, etc.,) Suits of Armor ((Ankylosaurus, Triceratops, Stegasaurus,) The Meat Eaters, and The Flying Reptiles. It's so wonderful because it gives you detailed information on each dinosaur, the meaning of the names, how to pronounce it, etc. And the Pop-ups are wonderful! You feel like a big kid (for us grown-ups) going through this wonderful book, pulling and lifting flaps, discovering more tidbits and facts. It's very exciting and the children love it. You also learn about the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous period as well. My son loves this book but I love it, more.

I highly recommend this book for kids and grown-ups alike. It's a wonderful educational resource with great pictures and pop-ups, everyone is sure to enjoy The Dinosaur Museum. Welcome!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dinosaur Museum, September 13, 2009

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Diana Mann - See all my reviews
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beautiful pictures, great information, well done pop-ups - my grandson who is 4 loved it and his father who is 43 loved it more

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book for the Dino Lover, April 16, 2010

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B. Burns (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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We purchased this as a gift for a 5 year old boy. My daughter (4) and I looked through it before we wrapped it up for him. It is really fun with great pictures, pull-outs and pop-ups. The information is easy for kiddos to take in and interesting for adults as well. Perfect for any age, but best suited to the 5-12 crowd. I will be buying another copy for us in the future.