The Tiniest Giants: Discovering Dinosaur Eggs [Hardcover]

Lowell Dingus (Author), Luis Chiappe (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up

Describes the efforts of paleontologists to arrange an expedition to search for dinosaur fossils in the inhospitable region of southern South America know as Patagonia.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8When Luis Chiappe and Lowell Dingus set off for Patagonia in 1997, they were hoping to find the remains of ancient birds and the small meat-eating (theropod) dinosaurs that are closely related to them. What they found in this remote area was an enormous dinosaur nesting site with hundreds of eggs. Preserved inside a few of the eggs were the first fossilized bones and skin of sauropod embryos ever found. The authors detail the importance of this amazing discovery and the answers it provided about these creatures. However, many questions remain and these are addressed as well. Color photos of the expedition, although small, help transport readers to the dry badlands of Argentina, and numerous charts and sidebars explain concepts like radioactive dating and geological time scale. A wonderful treasure for armchair paleontologists.Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

It was a paleontologist's "field of dreams," a vast nesting ground containing thousands of fossilized dinosaur eggs, some with fragmentary embryos still inside. Two of its discoverers chronicle their 1997 expedition to Patagonia and subsequent lab work, describing what they found, how they went about finding it, and what its significance is. Rather than hyperdramatic paintings of dinosaurs on the attack, the illustrations mix small photos, not all in color, with charts and rather staid artist's representations, all of which impart more information than dazzle. Sidebar essays cover such topics as radioactive dating and the scope of geologic time; back matter includes a glossary and a brief bibliography--though no URLs. The authors write with infectious enthusiasm, and even readers whose interest in dinosaurs is only casual will be amazed by the size and importance of the find. John Peters

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers (May 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385326424
• ISBN-13: 978-0385326421
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,943,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for young dinosaur enthusiasts, April 12, 2002

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This review is from: The Tiniest Giants: Discovering Dinosaur Eggs (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful book for children who are crazy about dinosaurs. In addition to describing the amazing discoveries in Patagonia, the authors provide clear, easy-to-understand explanations of many details of a scientist's job, from obtaining funding to peer review. My kids love this book.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars the tinest book about the tiniest giants, March 27, 2002

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john whalen (stroudsburg, pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tiniest Giants: Discovering Dinosaur Eggs (Hardcover)

first the book is all of 42 pages woooohoooo!
did they write this during a lunch hour?
this book is a complete ripoff just a few good photos of the quarry and specimens found.
its written for a 10 year old or less.
i felt like an idiot reading this but i payed for it so i did in a half hour or so.
what a waste of money.
from now on im going to look it up on other sites before buying because amazon didnt post the amount of pages in this pamplet.