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Gr. 2-4. After tackling megalodon, feathered dinos, and woolly mammoths in three previous books, Arnold and Caple add another extinct creature to their repertoire. This solid overview of "the only reptiles ever capable of powered flight" covers pterosaurs' ancestry, their peculiar physiology, theories about their behavior, and major fossil discoveries, frequently making abstract facts concrete through vivid comparisons: "If your arms were built like the wings of a pterosaur, your little finger would be more than 3 feet (1 meter) long!" Descriptions of about 20 of the more than 100 different pterosaur species known today round out the text. Caple's neatly labeled watercolors emphasize clarity over drama, but her subjects' exotic physical oddities (hairy, batlike bodies; toucan-bright beaks; bulbous, gaudily colored crests) will draw kids into the diorama-like tableaus. A concluding list of museums that house pterosaur fossils will keep field-trip planners and families of dino-mad youngsters busy for years to come; source notes and titles for further reading would have made a solid package even better. Jennifer Mattson
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"Arnold describes distinctive features and probable habits for nearly two dozen specifically named species...will please dino-fans at any level" (Kirkus Reviews )
"solid overview...subjects' exotic physical oddities will draw kids into the diorama-like tableaus." BOOKLIST (Booklist, ALA )
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Gr. 2-4. After tackling megalodon, feathered dinos, and woolly mammoths in three previous books, Arnold and Caple add another extinct creature to their repertoire. This solid overview of "the only reptiles ever capable of powered flight" covers pterosaurs' ancestry, their peculiar physiology, theories about their behavior, and major fossil discoveries, frequently making abstract facts concrete through vivid comparisons: "If your arms were built like the wings of a pterosaur, your little finger would be more than 3 feet (1 meter) long!" Descriptions of about 20 of the more than 100 different pterosaur species known today round out the text. Caple's neatly labeled watercolors emphasize clarity over drama, but her subjects' exotic physical oddities (hairy, batlike bodies; toucan-bright beaks; bulbous, gaudily colored crests) will draw kids into the diorama-like tableaus. A concluding list of museums that house pterosaur fossils will keep field-trip planners and families of dino-mad youngsters busy for years to come; source notes and titles for further reading would have made a solid package even better. Jennifer Mattson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
"Arnold describes distinctive features and probable habits for nearly two dozen specifically named species...will please dino-fans at any level" (Kirkus Reviews )
"solid overview...subjects' exotic physical oddities will draw kids into the diorama-like tableaus." BOOKLIST (Booklist, ALA )
See all Editorial Reviews
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More than sixty-five million years ago, huge flying reptiles with nearly 40-foot wingspans flew in the skies over what is now southern Texas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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More than sixty-five million years ago, huge flying reptiles with nearly 40-foot wingspans flew in the skies over what is now southern Texas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pterosaur fossils Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
