Dinosaurs
by Long, JohnFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-07-24
Publisher(s): Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
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Summary
INSIDERS -- a visually groundbreaking, state-of-the-art nonfiction series that outshines Eyewitness and Discoveries.This stunning new series offers an inside look into twelve riveting subjects, beginning withDinosaurs, Egypt, Oceans,andSpace.Expertly written, each book will feature an arresting design, complete with dynamic, multi-layered CGI and 3-D model imagery that is complemented by fascinating, up-to-date information presented in a user-friendly format.Dinosaursexplores every aspect of the time when these real-life monsters ruled the Earth, with illustrations that reveal the layers of dinosaur anatomy, show the process of fossil formation, and explore several well-known species in depth.
Author Biography
John Long is the author of Dinosaurs, a Simon & Schuster book.
Table of Contents
| Introducing | |
| The Age of Dinosaurs | |
| Rule of the Dinosaurs | p. 8 |
| Timeline of Dinosaurs | p. 10 |
| Dinosaurs Emerge: Triassic | p. 12 |
| Giants and Hunters: Jurassic | p. 14 |
| Taking to the Skies: Cretaceous | p. 16 |
| The End of the Dinosaurs | p. 18 |
| The Life of Dinosaurs | |
| A Dinosaur's Anatomy | p. 20 |
| Attack and Defense: Survival | p. 22 |
| Dinosaurs and Flight | p. 24 |
| Raising Dinosaur Young | p. 26 |
| Record-breaking Dinosaurs | p. 28 |
| Discovering Dinosaurs | |
| From Bone to Stone: Fossils | p. 30 |
| Reading the Clues | p. 32 |
| Dinosaur Hunters | p. 34 |
| In focus | |
| Meat Eaters | |
| Allosaurus the Nightmare Dragon | p. 38 |
| Archaeopteryx and the Ancient Wing | p. 40 |
| Tyrannosaurus the Tyrant King | p. 42 |
| Struthiomimus the Ostrich Mimic | p. 44 |
| Plant Eaters | |
| Plateosaurus the Gentle Giant | p. 46 |
| Diplodocus and the Cracking Whip | p. 48 |
| Stegosaurus and the Bony Plates | p. 50 |
| Parasaurolophus and the Strange Head | p. 52 |
| Euoplocephalus and the Lethal Tail | p. 54 |
| Pachycephalosaurus and the Butting Head | p. 56 |
| Triceratops and the Three Horns | p. 58 |
| Dinosaur Families | p. 60 |
| Glossary | p. 62 |
| Index | p. 64 |
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