The ultimate dinosaur book /
Edition statement:1st American ed. Published by : Dorling Kindersley in association with Natural History Museum, (London ; | New York :) Physical details: 192 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm. ISBN:156458304X :$29.95. Year: 1993 Item type:
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W. Ross Macdonald School Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | 567.91 LAM (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Copy: 1 | Available | 2013-0271 |
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Includes index.
This is a narrative encyclopedia with pictures and charts. The chapters begin with an overview of dinosaurs: definition, origins, anatomy, extinction theories, and how the bones are found, retrieved and reconstructed. The introductory information is followed by profiles of 55 dinosaur genera, each with a two-page spread giving the name, a background narrative, its life and behavior, a picture of its skeleton, the fossil record, and restoration details. There is a fact file box showing where and when the dinosaur lived. Finally a 638 name pronouncing dictionary lists alternate and currently acceptable terms. There are both a glossary and an index. This beautiful and balanced work should be at all levels.
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