Dinosaurs (Insiders Series)

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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 format.

Dinosaurs explores every aspect of the time when these real-life monsters ruled the Earth, with illustrations that reveal the layers of dinosaur anatomy, show the process of fossil formation, and explore several well-known species in depth.
Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781416938576

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

Publication Date: 07-24-2007

Pages: 64

Product Dimensions: 9.75(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.50(d)

Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

Series: Insiders

About the Author

John Long is the author of Dinosaurs, a Simon & Schuster book.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents


Introducing
The Age of Dinosaurs
Rule of the Dinosaurs 8
Timeline of Dinosaurs 10
Dinosaurs Emerge: Triassic 12
Giants and Hunters: Jurassic 14
Taking to the Skies: Cretaceous 16
The End of the Dinosaurs 18
The Life of Dinosaurs
A Dinosaur's Anatomy 20
Attack and Defense: Survival 22
Dinosaurs and Flight 24
Raising Dinosaur Young 26
Record-breaking Dinosaurs 28
Discovering Dinosaurs
From Bone to Stone: Fossils 30
Reading the Clues 32
Dinosaur Hunters 34
In focus
Meat Eaters
Allosaurus the Nightmare Dragon 38
Archaeopteryx and the Ancient Wing 40
Tyrannosaurus the Tyrant King 42
Struthiomimus the Ostrich Mimic 44
Plant Eaters
Plateosaurus the Gentle Giant 46
Diplodocus and the Cracking Whip 48
Stegosaurus and the Bony Plates 50
Parasaurolophus and the Strange Head 52
Euoplocephalus and the Lethal Tail 54
Pachycephalosaurus and the Butting Head 56
Triceratops and the Three Horns 58
Dinosaur Families 60
Glossary 62
Index 64

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