"An introduction to armored and duckbilled dinosaurs, plant-eating dinosaurs that belong to the group called ornithischians, one of the two major groups of dinosaurs. Features include an original drawing of each dinosaur, fun facts, a glossary, and a list of additional resources"--.
Describes the appearance, eating habits, and habitat of hard-headed dinosaurs, including Pachycephalosaurus, Psittacosaurus, Triceratops, Styracosaurus, and Pachyrhinosaurus.
Describes the appearance, eating habits, and habitat of bony-skinned dinosaurs, including Stegosaurus, Kentrosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Sauropelta, and Panoplosaurus.
Describes the appearance, eating habits, and habitat of bird-footed dinosaurs, including Iguanodon, Hypsilophodon, Maiasaura, Parasaurolophus, and Corythosaurus.
Describes how armor helped dinosaurs such as Albertosaurus and Edmontonia to survive attack, as well as how scientists have learned about armored dinosaurs through studying fossils.
Provides simple profiles of dinosaurs that used armor-like skin as a defense mechanism against predators, and features the stegosaurus, the ankylosaurus, the edmontonia, and others; and also describes where they lived.
Describes physical characteristics that helped protect several kinds of dinosaurs from predators, including tall plates, bony scutes, spikes, and tail clubs.
