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PublisherNational Geographic Society

ISBN-101426303300

ISBN-139781426303302

eBay Product ID (ePID)65569101

Product Key Features

Book TitleBizarre Dinosaurs : Some Very Strange Creatures and Why We Think They Got That Way

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory / Prehistoric, Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, Science & Nature / Fossils

Publication Year2008

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorChristopher Sloan

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight10.5 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width8.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition22

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Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal567.9

SynopsisWith state-of-the-art, digitally modelled images, fantastic photos of fossils, and up-to-date scientific interpretations, Bizarre Dinosaurs introduces dino-lovers to a group of very strange creatures indeed. The cast of characters includes Masiakasaurus, a fierce some beats whose mouth bristled with serrated, slightly hooked, forward-poking teeth; Deinocheirus with his ungainly long arms and huge triple claws; Epedendrosaurus with a tiny body and pinkie fingers as long as his arms; and flat-faced Dracorex hogwartsia, the "dragon king of Hogawarts", named after Harry Potter's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Palaeontologist Josh Smith uses clear and informed text to tell kids what we know and what we are still guessing about this collection of odd-looking monsters, including how scientists think they used their individual bizarre characteristics. In his introduction, life-long dinosaur enthusiast John Updike gives young readers a new perspective on the sheer weirdness of dinosaurs by turning our relationship with hem on its head: "That thin and featherless skin, that dish-flat face, that limp upright stance, those fleeable clawless five digits at the end of each limb, that ghastly utter lack of tail-ugh., With state-of-the-art, digitally modeled images, fantastic photos of fossils, and up-to-date scientific interpretations, Bizarre Dinosaurs introduces dino-lovers to a group of very strange creatures indeed. The cast of characters includes Masiakasaurus, a fierce some beast whose mouth bristled with serrated, slightly hooked, forward-poking teeth; Deinocheirus with his ungainly long arms and huge triple claws; Epedendrosaurus with a tiny body and pinky fingers as long as his arms; and flat-faced Dracorex hogwartsia, the "dragon king of Hogwarts," named after Harry Potter's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Paleontologist Josh Smith uses clear and informed text to tell kids what we know and what we are still guessing about this collection of odd-looking monsters, including how scientists think they used their individual bizarre characteristics. In his introduction, life-long dinosaur enthusiast John Updike gives young readers a new perspective on the sheer weirdness of dinosaurs by turning our relationship with them on its head: "How weird might a human body look to dinosaurs?" he asks. "That thin and featherless skin, that dish-flat face, that limp upright stance, those feeble, clawless five digits at the end of each limb, that ghastly utter lack of a tail--ugh. Whatever did this creature do to earn his place in the sun, a well-armored, nicely specialized dino might ask.", With state-of-the-art, digitally modelled images, fantastic photos of fossils, and up-to-date scientific interpretations, Bizarre Dinosaurs introduces dino-lovers to a group of very strange creatures indeed.