Raptors!: The Nastiest Dinosaurs [Paperback]

Don Lessem (Author), David Peters (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1998 | Age Level: 6 and up

Filled with information and full-color illustrations, this book is clear and easy to understand, and is written by the founder of the international nonprofit Dinosaur Society and it's children's newspaper, "Dino Times".

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From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6?Tyrannosaurus rex got upstaged in Jurassic Park by the smaller, nasty Velociraptor, and ever since then the raptor has become, if not a household word, a new favorite of young dinosaur fans. Now Lessem, who worked as a science advisor on the film (and has a hard time letting readers forget it?which detracts from an otherwise informative text), devotes a whole book to the dinosaurs loosely know as raptors. Five kinds are highlighted individually, with a page on their discovery and the scientists involved, followed by a page of facts, including size, environment, weight, and the time period in which they lived. The author also introduces speculations on discoveries of fossils that might be raptors, information on the bone and claw structure that classify a raptor, and an explanation of how dinosaurs are thought to have evolved into birds. Peters's accomplished, action-oriented, brightly colored artwork is what makes this book a definite plus to any collection on prehistoric creatures.?Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown; Reprint edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316564281
• ISBN-13: 978-0316564281
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,291,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is very cool!, April 24, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Raptors!: The Nastiest Dinosaurs (Hardcover)

This book portrays raptors the way they are meant to be: agile and viscious. As well, this book is very informative, and very well illustrated. I learned alot about the unnamed giant raptor species of Asia, and it's the only book I've ever that mentions Utahraptors,(other than Raptor Red by Dr. Robert T. Bakker).
-Sarah M. Silverman

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raptors!: The Nastiet Dinosaurs, October 24, 2002

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Joe Zika "Khemprof" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raptors!: The Nastiest Dinosaurs (Paperback)

Raptors!: The Nastiest Dinosaurs written by Don Lessem and illustrated by David Peters is a book about dinosaurs, but more specifically raptors.

"Raptors" is a beautifully illustrated book that show what the different raptors might have looked like. Raptors are orinitholestes from which we get archaeopteryx, compsognathus, utahraptor, deinonychus, dromaeosaurus and velociraptor. The raptors varied greatly in size, but they all had killer claws on their hind legs that could disembowel prey with a single swipe.

What I like about this book is that in a straight forward mannor the author has listed under each species: the maning of the name, size, skull length, weight, period(time when alive, place enviornment, what fossils found, and possible prey.

The illustrations are excellent giving meaning to what the author is trying to describe. Skeletal comparisons and pictures of the various dig sights abound making this little book a wonderful descriptive book.

For comparetive anatomy of raptors this book rates very highly and the text is descriptive. For a book that looks like a childrens book, this book packs in a lot of information.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has much more up-to-date info on Dromaeosaurids, April 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Raptors!: The Nastiest Dinosaurs (Hardcover)

It shows the REAL velociraptor. As well as Utahraptor, deinonychus and dromeoasaurus. And some that aren't even named yet! Also, this book shows you dinos who are called Raptors who aren't. I love this book. Had it since 5th grade.