Dinosaurs : 400 words for budding paleontologists / consultant editor, Ellen-Thérèse Lamm ; illustrator, Daniel Long.
Material type:
TextSeries: Talk like an expertPublisher: [Springfield, Massachusetts] : Merriam Webster Kids, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780877791195
- 0877791198
- Merriam Webster's talk like an expert dinosaurs
- Talk like an expert dinosaurs
- 400 words for budding paleontologists
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 567.9 D586 | Available | 33111011047889 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Learn 400 words dinosaur scientists--or paleontologists--use, and learn how to talk like a dinosaur expert!
Do you know what pieces of fossilized dinosaur poop are called? (Answer: Coprolites.) How about the large collar at the back of a Triceratops's skull? (Answer: Frill.) Take a deep dive into the science behind these creatures with this impressive book from Merriam-Webster and learn 400 words you need to talk like a dinosaur expert! Travel back in time millions of years to discover how these extraordinary creatures lived, ate, fought, raised babies, and survived in the wild.
With full color illustrations and up-to-date scientific research, meet all different types of dinosaurs and learn how they evolved on a changing planet. Behind-the-scenes information on paleontology and scientists, plus an A-Z glossary, will leave readers not only talking like the experts, but thinking like them, too!
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).
"This stunning book from Merriam-Webster introduces hundreds of words you will need to talk like a dinosaur expert! Travel back in time millions of years and discover how these amazing creatures lived, ate, fought, raised their young--and find out how paleontologists use the clues in fossils to make new breakthroughs." -- Back cover.
"This ... book from Merriam-Webster introduces hundreds of words [one] will need to talk like a dinosaur expert!"-- Back cover.