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Dinosaurs : a visual encyclopedia.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing/Penguin Random House, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Second edition; American editionDescription: 303 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465470119
  • 1465470115
  • 9781465469489
  • 1465469486
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Prehistoric life -- Invertebrates -- Early invertebrates -- Dinosaurs and birds -- Mammals -- Glossary and index.
Summary: Presents an illustrated look at dinosaurs, as well as prehistoric life forms that preceded them, life forms that arose after their demise, and the fossils that allow us to know about them.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 567.9 D586 Checked out 06/25/2024 33111008880623
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 567.9 D586 Available 33111009176823
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Take a trip back in time to an astonishing lost world.

See a huge variety of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals come to life in mind-blowing detail. This is the ultimate visual encyclopedia about dinosaurs!

Feathered, furry, and scaly -- they're all here! It's the perfect dinosaur book for children aged 9-12 years. Here's what you'll find inside:

* Exclusive images of the world's best and most complete dinosaur fossils photographed on location in North America and Europe
* Brand-new, exclusive digital images that reflect the most important new findings on feathered dinosaurs
* The content covers key curriculum topics in geography, biology and science
* Created in association with the world-renowned Smithsonian Institution

This children's educational book about dinosaurs is packed with incredible facts about dinosaurs, stunning life-like reconstructed images, and additional information about habitat, diet, and behavior. Based on the latest research and up-to-date information, you'll find everything from woolly mammoths and dinosaur eggs to Tyrannosauroids and Pterosaurs.

More than 100 prehistoric species are featured in this fascinating dinosaur reference book. You might be familiar with the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops, but have you ever seen horse-eating birds and millipedes the size of crocodiles? Then look no further. Other topics like evolution, fossilization and climate change are explored in-depth to build up a complete picture of the dinosaur era.

Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia is part of the series of award-winning, best-selling DK children encyclopedias and has been completely revised. More than just a catalog of facts and photos -- it's a visual celebration of the history of all life on Earth, with a special focus on dinosaurs and the prehistoric world.

"New edition, fully revised and updated"--Cover.

Ages 9-12.

Presents an illustrated look at dinosaurs, as well as prehistoric life forms that preceded them, life forms that arose after their demise, and the fossils that allow us to know about them.

Includes index.

Prehistoric life -- Invertebrates -- Early invertebrates -- Dinosaurs and birds -- Mammals -- Glossary and index.

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