Bonner, Hannah

Examines the developments of the Triassic Age, which saw the beginning of the dinosaurs, several dramatic extinction events, and the start of life for mammals on Earth.

Explores the diets of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Includes a food web, pronunciation guide, glossary, index, and photosynthesis activity.

Ever wonder what the Earth was like before humans, when giant animals roamed the Earth and weird creatures swam in the sea? Travel along on this fun and funny trip back in time to learn the history of life on Earth and how and when things and creatures changed. Featuring cartoons and Common Core alignment activities for teachers and kids, this book is a wonderful addition to any science class, library, or home bookshelf.

Sure you know T-Rex was the meat-eating king and brontosaurus munched on leaves, but what else was on the dino dining menu during the Mesozoic era? Meet the 'vores: carnivores, piscivores, herbivores, insectivores, "trashivores," "sunivores," and omnivores like us. Readers will be surprised and inspired to learn about dino diets and they'll get to explore how scientists can tell which dinosaurs ate what just from looking at fossils! Journey through artist and author Hannah Bonner's whimsical world to learn how the dinosaurs and their contemporaries bit, chewed, and soaked up their food.

Provides information on the prehistory of animal and plant life before the time of dinosaurs, including fun facts, descriptive illustrations, humorous cartoons, a glossary, a pronunciation guide, and a time line.

Takes a tour of the Earth three hundred and twenty million years ago, during the Paleozoic Era, and investigates the plants and animals found there.

"Discusses the developments of the Triassic Age, from the split of Pangaea into Gondwanaland and Laurasia, to the first appearance of the dinosaurs. There were pterosaurs (flying reptiles), the first flowering plants, humongous sea creatures, early turtles, the first coral reefs, early mammals, and dramatic extinction events."--Provided by publisher.

Provides information on the prehistory of animal and plant life before the time of dinosaurs, including fun facts, descriptive illustrations, humorous cartoons, a glossary, a pronunciation guide, and a time line.