Peaceful Plant-Eating Dinosaurs: The Iguanodonts, Duckbills, and Other Ornithopods (Dinosaur Library) [Library Binding]

Thom Holmes (Author), Laurie Holmes (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-10-Horned Dinosaurs offers an examination of the most dramatic-looking dinosaurs, focusing on three families of ceratopsians-psittacosaurs, protoceratopsids, and ceratopsids. A fictional event in which a massive herd of ceratopsians attempts to cross a swiftly flowing river introduces the volume. The text is clear, but somewhat repetitious. Yet anyone seeking substantial information on these dinosaurs will find this title considerably more satisfying than the chapters allotted them in more general works. Ornithopods may be peaceful, but they aren't dull, and the second book explores the purpose of these creatures' unique skull structures. A realistic look at their likely nesting habits is offered in a fictional introduction. It presents the idea of living animals instead of old, dry bones. The features that distinguish dinosaurs from other animals and ornithopods from other dinosaurs as well as a chart detailing various theories of dinosaur extinction offer context and perspective. For knowledge about dinosaurs in general, this is a good starting place. For information about iguanodonts, duckbills, and other ornithopods, it's a rich resource. Both titles look at the creatures' anatomy, physiology, geographic range, reproduction, feeding, and defense habits. Finely detailed ink drawings provide a close look at the animals' features while an occasional dramatic scene gives a view of their likely living conditions. Carefully detailed ink drawings, halftone photographs of actual fossils, dramatic artistic scenes, and numerous charts provide access to a fairly complete understanding of these animals. Extensive supplementary materials include annotated chronologies of major discoveries through 2001 and lists of currently known findings with the dates of discovery and surnames of their discoverers.
Ann G. Brouse, Steele Memorial Library, Elmira, NY
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766014509
• ISBN-13: 978-0766014503
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,160,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thom Holmes is an author, music historian, and book editor living in New York City. Holmes studied composition with Paul Epstein at Temple University and was a member of Epstein's improvisation group in the early 1970s. He was the publisher and editor of the magazine Recordings of Experimental Music from 1979 to 1985. Working with John Cage, Holmes created and maintained the only discography of Cage's music authorized by the composer. His experience in composing electronic music began with tape composition when he was a teenager, extended to real-time performance works on the Moog Modular synthesizer and currently encompasses works created using software synthesis. A student of contemporary music history, he has written books about the history of electronic music, jazz, rock, classical music and music technology.

Holmes is also a recreational paleontologist and science author of more than 20 books about evolution, dinosaurs, and other prehistoric life.

Thom Holmes has also published books under the name, Thomas B. Holmes.