Navigators: Dinosaurs: Dinosaurs - Hardcover

Burnie, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753464144 ISBN 13: 9780753464144

Publisher: Kingfisher, 2010

Synopsis

Navigators: Dinosaurs by David Burnie journeys around the world, delving through layers of fossil evidence to uncover the secrets of prehistoric life. Step back in time and unearth some of the most awesome dinosaur specimens yet discovered. Find out about fierce fighting dinosaurs and horned dinosaurs, and discover how dinosaur hunters build pictures of the lives of these amazing beasts.

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About the Author

David Burnie studied zoology and botany at the University of Bristol in England, and has worked as a nature reserve ranger and biologist. He has written and contributed to many award-winning books and multimedia titles, and has acted as a consultant and scriptwriter for many natural history programmes. He is an avid birdwatcher, botanist and bughunter.

From Booklist

Titles in the Navigators series don’t require 3-D glasses for viewing, but there is still a remarkably dimensional quality to the images that spring from every page. Following the image-heavy format popularized by such series as DK’s Eyewitness Books, each spread combines exciting color photos and computerized art with succinct text blocks filled with high-interest, unusual facts. Dinosaurs moves from a survey of various species to the meteoric impact that is widely believed to have caused the demise of the creatures, along with much of the earth’s other life-forms. Detailed images, such as paleontologists’ tools and dino features (a Parasaurolophus’ bizarre “trumpeting crest” is particularly interesting), blend with large-scale evolutionary time lines, creating a well-balanced visual mix. Students and browsers will glean a great deal of information from the dynamic interplay between words and images, and they’ll want to continue their research on the Web sites referenced on every spread and in the appended resources, which also include books and suggestions for related museum exhibits and films. Grades 4-6. --Gillian Engberg

About this edition

• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0753464144
• ISBN 13: 9780753464144
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48