Dinosaur discovery

Contains facts and statistics about eleven small dinosaurs.

Contains facts and statistics about eleven plant-eating dinosaurs.

Readers learn about Spinosaurus, a Cretaceous predator with a large sail and a crocodile-like snout.

Readers discover what life was like for the Mosasaurus, a Cretaceous sea reptile that once ruled the seas.

Readers discover what life was like for Giganotosaurus, a carnivorous Cretaceous dinosaur that hunted in swampy lands.

Readers discover what life was like for Quetzalcoatlus, a Cretaceous flying reptile.

Readers discover what life was like for bird-like Gallimimus, a Cretaceous dinosaur that once sprinted across the land on two legs.

Often, when kids think about dinosaurs, they think huge prehistoric creatures shaking the ground as they walk, monstrous battles between animals that are thousands of pounds, and the fierce roars shown in the movies. But some dinosaurs were small, no bigger than a house pet! In this book, readers learn about 11 dinosaurs that didn?t have size on their side, but found a way to survive ancient Earth anyway. Their defenses, body adaptations, diet, and fossils are discussed in the main content, and a vital statistics chart shows when and where they lived at a glance.

The Diplodocus is one of the dinosaurs people can easily recognize: super-long neck, large body, four heavy legs. It was an herbivore?and it was one of many plant-eating dinosaurs! This book gives a brief introduction to 11 dinosaurs that primarily ate plants, including facts about these dino bodies that were specially adapted to plant eating and, in many cases, what plants they ate. Other fascinating facts are also part of the essential dinosaur content, such as the nests some dinosaurs made, as well as each dinosaur?s size. A full-color illustration of each example shows readers what scientists think these dinosaurs looked like long ago.

Most young readers have heard of Tyrannosaurus rex and know it was carnivorous, or meat eating. But they'll be surprised to learn about Spinosaurus. It was bigger, though scientists think it did mostly eat fish. In this volume, essential for all dinosaur buffs, readers are introduced to 11 kinds of meat-eating dinosaurs. The main text and list of vital statistics give all the most important information about each: when it lived, how big it was, what it liked to eat, and more. Detailed illustrations accompany each dinosaur's entry in the book, allowing readers to imagine what it may have been like when alive.