Discovering dinosaurs

This book introduces young children to the dinosaur, tyrannosaurus rex, whose name means "tyrant lizard king". The tyrannosaurus rex lived throughout North America and became extinct over 65 million years ago. It was one of the largest dinosaurs that ever lived. It was bigger than a school bus. It was a carnivore, had a big mouth, and could eat up to 500 pounds of meat in one bite. The tyrannosaurus rex had very strong legs and was able to run more than 25 miles per hour.

This book introduces young children to the dinosaur, pterodactyl, whose name means "winged finger". The pterodactyl lived in parts of Europe and Africa. It became extinct over 150 million years ago. It was a flying reptile and its wings often reached up to thee feet wide. It had a long finger it used to move its wings. It walked slowly on its hands and legs. The pterodactyl was a carnovore and fed on fish and other small animals.

Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to a velociraptor, discussing what it looked like, where it live, what it ate and more.

Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to the pterodactyl, discussing what it looked like, what it ate and more.

Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to the tyrannosaurus rex, discussing what it looked like, what it ate and more.

Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to a triceratop dinosaur, discussing what it looked like, what it ate, where it lived and more.

Illustrations and text describe the physical characteristics of twenty-nine prehistoric mammals. Includes a statistics box for each featured animal, discussion of fossil evidence, and a time line.