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Features
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 376 pages
Publisher: DK CHILDREN; 1st edition October 1, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0789479354
ISBN-13: 978-0789479358
Product Dimensions:
11.2 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
Product Review
From water "woodlice" as big as a platter to Diplocaulus with boomerang-shaped heads, from the colossal titanosaur to Neanderthal "cave people," the world of prehistoric animals is mind-boggling. Budding young paleontologists will find everything they need to know to begin their studies with Dorling Kindersley's impressive Dinosaur Encyclopedia and Dinosaur Hunter CD-ROM. Divided into four sections--Fish and Invertebrates, Amphibians and Reptiles, Dinosaurs and Birds, and Mammals and Their Ancestors--the thick volume describes just what kinds of critters have walked, swum, slithered, and flown the earth. Breathtaking photographs, realistic models, and full-page reconstructions of prehistoric environments allow the reader to enter the mysterious landscapes of these ancient behemoths, while comprehensive and easy-to-use text explores how animals evolved, how scientists find and use fossils, and when, where, and how various creatures lived and died. A timeline bar enables readers to determine the geological era in which a given animal lived, fact boxes provide a quick profile of the main creature featured in each animal entry, and a large reference section provides a fossil timeline, paleontological processes, biographies of leading scientists, and tips for the amateur fossil hunter. Wow! All this, and fun to read, too! (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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Though designed for ages eight and up, this resource, published in conjunction with the American Museum of Natural History, offers information for fossil hunters and dinosaur fans of all ages. The title is somewhat misleading because the volume covers other prehistoric animals besides dinosaurs.
Arrangement is based on cladistics to make it "easier to understand how different groups of animals evolved from common ancestors." Chapters cover "Fish and Invertebrates," "Amphibians and Reptiles," "Dinosaurs and Birds," and "Mammals and Their Ancestors." Within these chapters are numerous two-page spreads treating more-specific topics, such as Jawless fish, Plated dinosaurs, and Early carnivores. Each spread includes a fact box, a time line for quick identification of the period covered, numerous annotated illustrations, and a paragraph of basic information about the topic. Also included are two-page "realistic restorations" of various prehistoric animals in their natural habitats.
Additional information can also be found in the encyclopedia's reference section. Among the features in this section are a pronunciation guide, a list of famous fossil sites, an explanation of paleontology terms and concepts, a description of fossil-hunting techniques, and short biographies of nearly 100 scientists and paleontologists past and present. Listings of dinosaur displays around the world and dinosaur information on the Internet are useful for those wanting even more information.
A characteristic DK publication, this encyclopedia is attractive and easy to navigate. Dinosaur fans will be drawn to the illustrations and photographs. Public and school libraries will be well served by this title. It makes a good, inexpensive, single-volume complement to more in-depth examinations, such as Dinosaurs of the World (Marshall Cavendish, 1999). REVWR
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Reader Reviews
The title of this book is misleading, I was expecting hundreds of pages on dinosaurs but that's not what I got!! Nevertheless it has good information on the prehistoric life and evolution of : Fish and invertebrates,amphibians and reptiles,dinosaurs and birds and mammals and their ancestors. The reference section in itself is almost half the book; among other things it includes a geological time chart, biographies of geologists and a good glossary. I really do think that this book should have a different title.
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Dinosaur Encyclopedia
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