Kingfisher Knowledge: Dinosaurs [Hardcover]

Nigel Marven (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Kingfisher Knowledge

The Kingfisher Knowledge series provides an in-depth look at the details of our world. Photographs and digital artwork introduce complex concepts and highlight supporting information. Each chapter offers Web sites, books, and places that students can explore to continue their research.

Journey around the world, delving through layers of fossil evidence to uncover the secrets of prehistoric life. Readers will step into the prehistoric landscape and come face-to-face with some of the most awesome dinosaur specimens yet discovered. Uncover a hadrosaur skeleton, find out how
dramatic lifelike images of dinosaurs are created from ancient fossils, and meet the paleontologists who have transformed our knowledge of these prehistoric reptiles.

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About the Author

Nigel Marven is an expert naturalist and filmmaker who has written, produced, and directed numerous natural history movies, including David Attenborough's "'Life of Birds."'

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Kingfisher; 1st edition (October 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753461021
• ISBN-13: 978-0753461020
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 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: #795,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A glossary and index round out this reader-friendly resource, December 3, 2007

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This review is from: Kingfisher Knowledge: Dinosaurs (Hardcover)

Part of the Kingfisher Knowledge series for young people, Dinosaurs is a fact-filled repository of information about these fascinating extinct reptiles. Featuring full-color artwork and photographs on every page, Dinosaurs is packed with bonus web sites, book lists, and recommendations of places to explore, as well as an amazing tour of where dinosaurs once lived in the Americas, Africa, and Australia. A glossary and index round out this reader-friendly resource for young dinosaur fans and children's libraries.