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Dinosaurs for kids : an introduction to dinosaur paleontology / James Kuether.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minnesota, United States of America : Adventure Publications, 2024.Description: 160 pages ; color illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9781647553920
  • 164755392X
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Dinosaurs for kidsDDC classification:
  • 567.9 23/eng/20231222
LOC classification:
  • QE861.5 .K844 2024
Contents:
Introduction -- Fossils -- Discovering dinosaurs & fossil collectiong -- What makes a dinosaur a dinosaur? -- The history of life on Earth -- Life in the Mesozoic -- The first dinosaurs -- Naming dinosaurs -- Types of dinosaurs -- How dinosaurs lived -- Where dinosaurs are found -- Dinosaur myth busting -- Dinosaur profiles -- Exploring dinosaurs -- So you want to be a paleontologist! -- Dinosaur quiz -- Glossary.
Summary: "Dinosaurs for Kids starts with an introduction to fossils and an explanation of what makes an animal a "dinosaur." Then it guides readers through the history of plant- and animal-life in the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. The book further discusses types of dinosaurs and how they lived. In the field-guide section, 150 species are organized by type. James's incredibly lifelike paleoart (digital reconstructions of extinct animals) portrays the dinosaurs as they may have appeared, and his text offers glimpses into their amazing lives, based on the latest information in dinosaur science"--
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Junior Non-Fiction Junior Non-Fiction Pop-Up Library Junior Non-Fiction Children &Young Adults Section 567.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 31/08/2024 W00013696

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Fossils -- Discovering dinosaurs & fossil collectiong -- What makes a dinosaur a dinosaur? -- The history of life on Earth -- Life in the Mesozoic -- The first dinosaurs -- Naming dinosaurs -- Types of dinosaurs -- How dinosaurs lived -- Where dinosaurs are found -- Dinosaur myth busting -- Dinosaur profiles -- Exploring dinosaurs -- So you want to be a paleontologist! -- Dinosaur quiz -- Glossary.

"Dinosaurs for Kids starts with an introduction to fossils and an explanation of what makes an animal a "dinosaur." Then it guides readers through the history of plant- and animal-life in the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. The book further discusses types of dinosaurs and how they lived. In the field-guide section, 150 species are organized by type. James's incredibly lifelike paleoart (digital reconstructions of extinct animals) portrays the dinosaurs as they may have appeared, and his text offers glimpses into their amazing lives, based on the latest information in dinosaur science"--

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