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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.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: Raptors!: The Nastiet Dinosaurs, October 24, 2002 By  Joseph Zika (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews          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.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)