Jurassic Park Institute (TM) Dinosaur Field Guide [Paperback]

Dr. Thomas R. Holtz Jr. (Author), Dr. Michael Brett-Surman (Author), Robert Walters (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Jurassic Park Institute

The Jurassic Park Institute is an absolutely accurate way for kids to get excited about dinosaur science! Written by two noted paleontologists and illustrated in big bold colors, this kid-friendly nonfiction guide uses easy-to-understand text to describe at least 100 dinosaurs alphabetically. Kids will learn plenty of cool facts about the most well-known dinosaurs and some of the newest discoveries of the last decade. Few popular books have been updated with these new dinosaurs!

Editorial Reviews

From Scientific American

Looking for a place to compare Abelisaurus with Zuniceratops? This 160-page dinosaur encyclopedia can help. Each entry includes the dino's dimensions (with scaled pictures), descriptions of its favorite foods, a tidbit of trivia and a summary of what scientists know about its daily routine. Many dinos have appeared in feature films: look for a list of the movies you can see them in. Young kids will enjoy the pictures and fun facts, while the older ones have a lot of information to sink their teeth into.

Editors of Explorations

Review

"...everything the budding dinosaur enthusiast could ever desire and more....The attention to detail makes this a marvelous resource." -- NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Recommends website

"With highly respected paleontologists and paleoartists like this, how can you go wrong? You can't and this book doesn't." -- Prehistoric Times No. 49, Aug/Sep 2001

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (June 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375812938
• ISBN-13: 978-0375812934
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Dinosaur books up to date!, July 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Jurassic Park Institute (TM) Dinosaur Field Guide (Paperback)

This is an awesome book for dino enthusiast and/or kids who want to be paleontologists. It has information on 87 diffirent dinosaurs and also information on some non-dinosaurs. The illustrations, done by Robert Walters, are amazingly beautiful and colorful! Another great thing about this book is that it has new information about dinosaurs; like birds are now classified as a type of dinosaur and new discoveries like Nqwebasaurus. It's a great book for new dino fans aswell.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for getting started!, July 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Jurassic Park Institute (TM) Dinosaur Field Guide (Paperback)

This is a great starter book for budding paleontologists! Informative forward sections,nice illustrations, and a good selection of dinosaurs are covered. Nice book, nice price.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For young and old dino lovers!, July 7, 2003

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This review is from: Jurassic Park Institute (TM) Dinosaur Field Guide (Paperback)

I have a 5 and 7 year old. We all think this book is great! It's colorful and informative and Up-To-Date! One feature I enjoy pointing out to my kids is the little images which compare the dinosaurs size to a human child's size. That way we get an even better idea how big the creatures were.