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Could you ever dine with dinosaurs!?

" Spend a day with carnivorous dinosaurs in this fantastic new series from Sandra Markle, the bestselling author of the What If You Had... series! What if you could spend a day with your favorite animals? What would you eat? How would you play? Would you ever want to leave?Pull up a chair and get ready to dine with carnivorous dinosaurs in the third book in the Could You Ever... series! Learn all about what different meat-eating dinosaurs ate, when they lived, and more! This innovative book places kids right into the action as they learn all about these amazing creatures.With imaginative, interactive text from bestselling author Sandra Markle and engaging art from Vanessa Morales, this book is sure to be a kid favorite!"--.

Dinosaurs and other prehistoric life

"Travel back to the time of dinosaurs and marvel at the wonders of prehistoric life! From the Tyrannosaurus rex and saber-toothed cats, to woolly mammoths and ferns, this dinosaur book for kids is packed with a collection of amazing plants, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Every page will captivate young readers who are interested in fossils and natural history! Inside the pages of this dinosaur encyclopedia, you'll discover: A captivating story of a wide range of species from the past. Each entry is complete with a stunning photograph of a fossil and a gorgeous illustration of the organism. Core reference information included in the chapter openers, topic spreads and a visual index that shows all the species in one place. A quality gift to be passed down through the generations: metallic foil all over, satin ribbon, metallic edges, and head and tail bands. Go on a time-traveling adventure through Earth's ancient past! This compendium includes remarkable fossils with stunning photographs and illustrations that children will love pouring over time and again. Written in a storybook format, young paleontologists will discover the myths and legends and key facts surrounding their favorite organisms, as well as some they have never heard of! Find out more about why Pachycephalosaurus had such a thick head, how a coral fossil can be used to figure out how long a prehistoric year was, and which fossil was thought to protect people from poison. Kids can delve into the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras right through to early humans. It's perfect for storytime and independent exploration." --.

Dinosaur days

Simple text and illustrations describe different types of dinosaurs.

How big were dinosaurs?

Colorful illustrations offer size comparisons of a variety of dinosaurs to their modern animal counterparts, showing dinosaurs smaller than chickens up to the largest, the Argentinosaurus, which outweighed seventeen elephants.

Draw-a-saurus

everything you need to know to draw your favorite dinosaurs
2014
Contains step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of dinosaurs.

Tracking Tyrannosaurs

meet T. rex's fascinating family, from tiny terrors to feathered giants
2013
"Meet nineteen kinds of tyrannosaurs--including seven new species discovered in the last two years--that came before T. rex. The names are strange, like Bistahieversor and Zhuchengtyrannus. The creatures were strange, too, and many of the newly discovered ones caught scientists by surprise"--Provided by publisher.

How the dinosaur got to the museum

2011
Describes how the bones of a diplodocus ended up in the Smithsonian Institution, from their discovery in Utah in 1923 to their assembly.

Alphasaurs and other prehistoric types

2012
Presents illustrations of various dinosaurs made up of letters of the alphabet, and includes information about each dinosaur.
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