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Dinosaurs / [author, Paul Willis ; illustrators, Jimmy Chan and others].

Willis, Paul M. A. (Author). Chan, Jimmy, (illustrator.). Chan, Jimmy. (Added Author).

Summary:

Introduces dinosaurs, discussing the different categories, what they looked like, what they ate, how we know about them through the study of fossils, and why they may have become extinct.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1575842882
  • ISBN: 9781575842882
  • ISBN: 1575842963
  • ISBN: 9781575842967
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 35 cm.
  • Publisher: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Children's Books, [1999]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Weldon Owen production"--P. [2].
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introducing dinosaurs: What is a dinosaur? -- Triassic times -- Jurassic giants -- Cretaceous conditions -- Two hip groups -- What's cool? What's hot? -- Survival -- Next generation -- Sharing dinosaur space -- Dinosaur parade: Meat-eaters -- Plant-eaters -- Long necks -- Head cases -- Armored division -- Big and small -- Tough guys -- Fast movers -- Dinosaur puzzle: Fossil evidence -- Following fossil clues -- Famous finds -- Hunting for a dinosaur -- Reconstructing a dinosaur -- Brought back to life -- When the dinosaurs died -- Dinosaur relatives today -- Glossary -- Index.
Target Audience Note:
IG910L Lexile
Subject:
Dinosaurs > Juvenile literature.
Fossils > Juvenile literature.
Paleontology > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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Mars Hill Library J 567.9 WIL (Text) 30229100523652 Juvenile Fiction Display Checked out 08/18/2026