Dinosaurs (Time-Life Guides) - Hardcover

Long, John; McHenry, Colin; Scanlon, John D.; Willis, Paul M. A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0737000813 ISBN 13: 9780737000818

Publisher: Time Life Education, 2000

Synopsis

A guide to dinosaurs describes physical and behavioral characteristics of various types, provides information on dinosaur parks and museums, and discusses early fossil discoveries and possible explanations for their extinction.

About this title

Review:

What's a dinosaur watcher to do? Where do you go to find creatures that have been dead for 65 million years, and how do you know them when you see them?

If you're a bird watcher, you get a field guide to the birds. Now dinosaur watchers can get their own field guide, a just-bigger-than-pocket-size encyclopedia of dinosaur science. The text is clear, objective, up-to-date, and dense with information, containing sections on every aspect of dinosaur discovery and biology.

The heart of Dinosaurs is the guide. Each page in this section has an artist's portrait of an interesting dinosaur, tells how its name is pronounced and what it means, tells where and when it lived, and describes the animal's discovery and lifestyle. Most helpfully, it also lists museums where the fossils can be seen, and it does not confine itself to North America: London, Paris, Cape Town, Beijing, Melbourne, and Ulan Bator get noticed, too.

The book also has descriptions of some of the world's major dinosaur museums and field sites. Even if you can't make it to the Flaming Cliffs of Mongolia this year, you can learn why it might be worth the trip. --Mary Ellen Curtin

From the Publisher:

Time-Life presents an informative field guide and natural history of dinosaurs that neither oversimplifies its subject nor sacrifices pictorial splendor. DINOSAURS is a comprehensive volume, featuring the best of both scientific fact and colorful lore. From the first discovery of fossils to our current understanding of dinosaur biology and behavior, this book gives a wide audience access to the latest in research. Divided by era, a variety of prehistoric creatures is depicted in both captivating image and thoughtful text Chapters include Reading the Past, The World in the Age of Dinosaurs, Meet the Dinosaurs, Our Relationship With Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Sites, and a Resource Directory. *Dinosaur field guide, with more than 75 species showcased *List of recommended sites and museums to visit, organized geographically *Introduction written by expert in field

About this edition

• Publisher: Time Life Education
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0737000813
• ISBN 13: 9780737000818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Brochu Christopher A., Brett-Surman M. K.