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2) Dinosaurs
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Often, when kids think about dinosaurs, they think huge prehistoric creatures shaking the ground as they walk, monstrous battles between animals that are thousands of pounds, and the fierce roars shown in the movies. But some dinosaurs were small, no bigger than a house pet! In this book, readers learn about 11 dinosaurs that didn't have size on their side, but found a way to survive ancient Earth anyway. Their defenses, body adaptations, diet, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dinosaurs had some incredible adaptations--such as plates, horns, and frills. These were necessary to survive and thrive in an eat-or-be-eaten world. This useful guide to more than 40 dinosaurs, including Amargasaurus, Ankylosaurus, and Kentrosaurus, clues in readers to the unique bodies of these reptiles and how paleontologists think they functioned. Each dinosaur is paired with a table of information, which includes when it lived, where it lived,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hungry Tomato
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Visit the Triassic and Jurassic periods, 203 to 145 million years ago. Watch the first dinosaurs appear. See them grow in size and numbers to dominate on land, in the air, and in the oceans.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book will highlight a newly discovered T. rex relative in China with a coat of downy feathers! This one-ton predator is the largest known animal to ever have walked the Earth. This discovery was made public in April 2012, and is a timely addition that sets this book apart from other dinosaur titles. We'll meet 19 kinds of tyrannosaurs--including seven new species discovered in the last two years--that came before T. rex. The names are strange,...
9) Dinosaurs
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
INSIDERS -- a visually groundbreaking, state-of-the-art nonfiction series that outshines Eyewitness and Discoveries. This stunning new series offers an inside look into twelve riveting subjects, beginning with Dinosaurs, Egypt, Oceans, and Space. Expertly written, each book will feature an arresting design, complete with dynamic, multi-layered CGI and 3-D model imagery that is complemented by fascinating, up-to-date information presented in a user-friendly...
Author
Series
Creepella von Cacklefur volume 9
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
110 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a haunted dinosaur wreaks havoc across Mysterious Valley, Creepella tries to tackle the beast and brings Geronimo along for help.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleven year-old Peter Lee has one goal in life: to become a paleontologist. Okay, maybe two: to get his genius kid-sister, L.B., to leave him alone. But his summer falls apart when his real-life dinosaur expedition turns out to be a bust, and he watches his dreams go up in a cloud of asthma-inducing dust. Even worse, his grandmother, Hammy, is sick, and no one will talk to Peter or L.B. about it. Perhaps his days as a scientist aren't quite behind...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hungry Tomato
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follow Ackerley the Acanthostega through the Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, when the mightiest dinosaurs stalked the planet. Watch them seek prey, battle enemies, and finally face mass extinction.
Author
Series
FunJungle volume 6
Language
English
Description
The local police prove unhelpful when a 500-pound dinosaur skull vanishes from a secret excavation on Sage's family's ranch, so Teddy and his friends conduct their own investigation.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Questions and answers provide information about dinosaurs, including the different species, what they ate, how they lived, and why they may have become extinct.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the world of dinosaurs, examining fossil remains and explaining how scientists use them to determine what dinosaurs ate, how they raised their young, and how they may have become extinct.
Author
Series
Dinotopia (James Gurney) volume 4
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
158 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
After many years of searching, artist James Gurney has discovered a never-before-seen journal by the nineteenth-century explorer Arthur Denison in a used bookstore. Denison's previous travel accounts, published as Dinotopia: A land Apart from Time and Dinotopia: The World Beneath, introduced a lost island where dinosaurs and humans live together in peaceful interdependence. Now Professor Denison and his saurian companion, Bix, set out on a perilous...
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