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Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Could I have a pet dinosaur? Why did T. rex have such short arms? What can we learn from dinosaur poo?Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200 questions about dinosaurs in DK's newest dinosaur encyclopedia for kids.This children's book, ideal for ages 6-9, will help inquisitive minds find out the answers to all the dinosaur questions they may have, and some they hadn't thought of! Did dinosaurs sleep? Did they have feathers? Covering amazing...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"We see their bones in museums. But now, see dinosaurs as if you were traveling on an expedition a hundred million years ago. Using unique Photicular technology, DINOSAUR takes an extraordinary leap to bring these legendary and long-extinct creatures back to life. A herd of giant sauroposeidons, with their impossibly long necks, lumber across the sun-drenched plains. A threatened velociraptor waves its wildly feathered arms. An eoraptor nibbles on...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This atlas is packed with maps of early Earth and more than 40 profiles of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Stare down a T-Rex in North America. Watch out for Velociraptors' slashing claws in the Gobi Desert. Trek across the Siberian tundra and discover a woolly mammoth. This stunning book uses breathtaking computer-generated imagery to make every animal come to life. Using specially created maps, this dinosaur atlas also shows you what the...
45) Dinosaur lords
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2016, ©2015
Language
English
Description
The story is set in the Empire of Nuevaropa, a land much like late medieval Europe. Rob Korrigan, a dinosaur master, turns the tide of battle against noble mercenary captain Karyl Bogomirskiy's White River Legion of battle triceratops, and the forces of Count Jaume Llobregat and Duke Falk von Hornberg finish Karyl's destruction. Karyl dies twice, is revived both times, and eventually joins up with Rob to defend the pacifists of nearby Providence....
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Wonderland
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Rex, a cute dinosaur with a big imagination and a big attitude, meets a friendly paleontologist...and soon discovers what dinosaurs are really supposed to be like. Did you know that dinosaurs have feathers? Rex doesn't take the news too well and hilarity ensues as the paleontologist helps the dinosaurs transform. In this unique take on dinosaur books for children, myths are busted with real facts in humorous rhymes and evolving art"--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Macabre, ironic, and witty epitaphs share how prehistoric creatures like the terror bird, the woolly mammoth, and the T-rex met their demise. The ever-entertaining J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen offer a collection organized by era, with posthumous poems paired with short secondary text providing additional, factual information about each creature.
50) Deadly dinosaurs
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Come face-to-face with the deadliest reptiles ever! Read lots of facts about monster dinosaurs with giant jaws and terrible teeth.
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
How were fossils formed? What did dinosaurs look like? Which was the smallest dinosaur? Step back in time and unearth some of the most awesome dinosaur specimens yet discovered.were fossils formed? What did dinosaurs look like? Which was the smallest dinosaur? Step back in time and unearth some of the most awesome dinosaur specimens yet discovered.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Find out all this and more, in Everything Awesome About: Dangerous Dinosaurs, a one-stop shop for the dinosaur-obsessed kid who wants to start reading on their own! With a highly visual approach that mixes kid-friendly cartoons and engaging photographs, this Reader packs in the facts and is sure to become a quick favorite for dinosaur fans"--
55) Big babies
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Before dinosaurs were big, most of them came from small eggs and were tiny but mighty babies"--
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Do you know why there were more days in the year in dinosaur times? How many hours it can take to excavate a dinosaur fossil? Step back in time and find out all the facts in this awe-inspiring black-and-white chapter book about the prehistoric world and the amazing creatures that once roamed Earth. You'll come face-to-face with spectacular reptiles that dominated the skies and seas while dinosaurs ruled on land - from towering forest browsers like...
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that the Argentinosaurus was as heavy as a herd of elephants? The Mosasaurus was a brutal predator three times the length of a great white shark? The Microraptor was the size of a pigeon and had four wings? This beautifully illustrated book imagines dinosaurs as they might have been--feathered, finned, and full color. Gorgeous watercolor illustrations are accompanied by surprising, little-known facts about dinosaur life, habits, and...
Author
Series
Let's investigate with Nate volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Ever head to the museum and wish you could go back in time to see how big dinosaurs really were? Or think about what dinosaurs ate and where they lived? Or want to know why dinosaurs disappeared from the earth? Follow Nate and his diverse team of intrepid scientists as they travel back across the millennia to return a lost baby dinosaur to its rightful time and place. Along the way they learn all about the world's earliest birds, dig up prehistoric...
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