Roll up, roll up! The Dinosaur Awards are about to begin – and you’re invited! Who will win the Terrifying Toes Award? Who will be crowned the Lizard King? And who will take home the Loudest Trumpeter Award?
Celebrate the prehistoric past with 50 dynamic dinosaurs. Readers can learn all about the dinosaurs’ features, diet and habits as well as discover what makes each one so prize-worthy – and there are 10 comic strips to enjoy, too. With easy-to-understand, humorous text by Barbara Taylor and joyful illustrations from cartoonist Stephen Collins, this is the perfect book for dinosaur-loving kids everywhere. There are pronunciation guides, time periods, and vital statistics for each dinosaur, as well as an index to peruse.
Featuring:
Velociraptor • Tsintaosaurus • Pegomastax • Caudipteryx • Mamenchisaurus • Argentinosaurus • Spinosaurus • Titanceratops • Gigantoraptor • Tyrannosaurus Rex • Compsognathus • Carcharodontosaurus • Yutyrannus • Euoplocephalus • Majungasaurus • Coelophysis • Gigantosaurus • Utahraptor • Triceratops • Hypsilophodon • Archaeopteryx • Deinonychus • Maiasaura • Ankylosaurus • Pinacosaurus • Sauropelta • Gastonia • Pachyrhinosaurus • Sichomimus • Sauroposeidon • Pachycephalosaurus • Stegosaurus • Parasaurolophus • Kamuysaurus • Lambeosaurus • Corythosaurus • Troodon • Sciurimimus • Gallimimus • Therizinosaurus • Ouranosaurus • Avimimus • Sinosauropteryx • Mircroraptor • Anchiornis • Diplodocus • Oviraptor • Dromaeosaurus • Cryolophosaurus
Barbara Taylor studied Environmental Sciences at Southampton University before becoming a science writer for exhibitions at London's Natural History Museum. Since then she has written more than 120 children's books on science, natural history and geography. An award-winning author, her acclaimed titles include Eyewitness Arctic and Antarctic (DK), Apes and M
More about Barbara TaylorJim Whalley went to UEA with the intention of writing daft stories but got sidetracked into student journalism and academia. He ended up with PhD in Film Studies and got back to writing stories in his spare time. He eventually quit academia because the stories were more fun, a move he justified by also renovating a house. He now lives in that house in Yorksh
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