Holmes, Thom

Through first-hand accounts, interviews, and case studies, you'll learn what it takes to be a paleontologist.

Illustrations and text introduce young readers to the winged reptiles of the Mesozoic Era.

Explores the connection between birds and dinosaurs, details the time and areas where these dinosaurs roamed, as well as what they ate and how they behaved, and discusses major related fossil discoveries.

Describes how different kinds of dinosaurs hatched their young from eggs and explains how scientists have studied fossilized eggs to learn about these prehistoric creatures.

Examines the scientific foundations of the theory of evolution, an idea advanced by nineteenth-century British naturalist Charles Darwin to explain how all forms of life on Earth change and adapt to environmental opportunities.

Illustrations and text introduce young readers to armored, plated, and bone-headed dinosaurs that roamed the earth millions of years ago.

Describes the lives of the dinosaurs, particularly the ceratopsians, covering their origins and evolution, geographic range, anatomy, physiology, eggs and babies, feeding habits and adaptations, and defenses; also discusses extinction and major discoveries of horned dinosaurs. Includes a glossary, selected bibliography, and Web site list.

Describes the geographic range, anatomy, physiology, reproduction, feeding habits, defenses, and extinction of different kinds of plant-eating dinosaurs.

Provides information about theropods, a group of meat-eating dinosaurs, discussing their origins and evolution, geographic range, anatomy, physiology, eggs and babies, feeding habits, and extinction; and looks at major theropod discoveries. Includes resources for further research.

Defines the origins and evolution of dinosaurs. Continues with a focus on the sauropods and prosauropods. Describes their anatomy, reproduction, feeding habits, defense mechanisms, and major discoveries.