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

By: Publisher: Cambridge, Minnesota : Adventure Publications, an imprint of AdventureKEEN, [2024]Description: 160 pages ; colour illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781647553920
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 567.9 23/eng/20231222
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 profiles -- Exploring dinosaurs -- So you want to be a paleontologist!.
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
J 500 - 599 Hanover Public Library Shelves J567.9 KUET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001274571

Includes bibliographical references.

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 profiles -- Exploring dinosaurs -- So you want to be a paleontologist!.

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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