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Provides children with a full-color illustrated guide to prehistoric plants, animals, and dinosaurs. Explores how life evolved on Earth and types of life, fossil formation, and the plate tectonics that created the continents today. Includes a timeline of ancient eras and periods, and photographs of fossils.
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This book features fascinating information on all the major types of dinosaur as well as ancient fish, other prehistoric reptiles in the air or water, and early mammals. Dinosaur reconstructions and the latest fossil finds bring back to life the bone-crunching teeth of the Tyrannosaurus rex, the astonishingly large body of the Argentinosaurus, and the plane-sized wings of the soaring Hatzegopteryx. Each page reveals new facts from the latest paleontological...
3) Deinonychus
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Describes what is known about Deinonychus dinosaurs, including their physical features, their behaviors, where they lived, and their diet. Highlights a museum where readers can see the best Deinonychus fossils. Includes a fossilization diagram, a comparison chart to a modern-day animal, a quiz, a glossary, and online resources.
4) Triceratops
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Provides a brief introduction to the Triceratops dinosaur, examining what it looked like, what it ate, how it behaved, and its special skills and features such as the horns on its head.
5) Spinosaurus
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Describes what is known about Spinosaurus dinosaurs, including their physical features, their behaviors, where they lived, and their diet. Highlights a museum where readers can see the best Spinosaurus fossils. Includes a fossilization diagram, a comparison chart to a modern-day animal, a quiz, a glossary, and online resources.
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"It is time for T. rex and his dinosaur cousins to step aside and let other mega-predators like the terror bird and the giant ripper lizard take the spotlight! Travel back to prehistoric times and meet some of the most impressive creatures to ever roam the Earth. You'll be amazed at the size and the fierceness of these lesser-known predators, many of them ancient ancestors of animals that we still see today. tewart's cheeky, humorous voice--along...
7) Pteranodon
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Describes what is known about Pteranodon dinosaurs, including their physical features, their behaviors, where they lived, and their diet. Highlights a museum where readers can see the best Pteranodon fossils. Includes a fossilization diagram, a comparison chart to a modern-day animal, a quiz, a glossary, and online resources.
11) Pterodactyl
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Provides a brief introduction to the Pterodactyl dinosaur, examining what they looked like, what they ate, how they behaved, and their special features and skills such as their wings and their ability to fly.
12) Ankylosaurus
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Describes what is known about Ankylosaurus dinosaurs, including their physical features, their behaviors, where they lived, and their diet. Highlights a museum where readers can see the best Ankylosaurus fossils. Includes a fossilization diagram, a comparison chart to a modern-day animal, a quiz, a glossary, and online resources.
13) Diplodocus
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Provides a brief introduction to the Diplodocus dinosaur, examining what it looked like, what it ate, how it behaved, and its special skills and features such as its very long neck and tail.
14) Triceratops
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Provides information on the physical characteristics, behavior, and habits of the dinosaur known as triceratops. Written in English and Spanish.
16) Velociraptor
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Provides a brief introduction to the Velociraptor dinosaur, examining what it looked like, what it ate, how it behaved, and its special skills and features such as its sharp teeth and claws.
17) Stone age beasts
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"Are you brave enough to come face-to-face with the biggest and most awe-inspiring prehistoric beasts? In this dramatic introduction to the Stone Age world, the stupendous giants that shared the earth with our human ancestors--from the woolly mammoth and the fearsome saber-toothed cat to the elephant bird and the giant wombat--leap, slither, and swoop to life on eighteen atmospheric and densely packed double-page spreads spotlighting animals from...
18) Stegosaurus
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Simple text and illustrations present stegosaurus, its body parts, and behavior.
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Dinosaurs in the Sea, profiles prehistoric sea creatures such as Icthyosaurus, Placodus, Archelon, Elasmosaurus, and more during the Devonian, Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. Additional features include: a table of contents, glossary, index, pronunciation guides, timeline and quizzes, and data boxes with scale diagrams.
20) Tasmanian tiger
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"Simple text and illustrations describe Tasmanian tigers, how they lived, and how they became extinct"--Provided by publisher.