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The Big Book of Dinosaurs (Big Books)

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by: Angela Wilkes

October 06, 1994
I bought this book for my 5 year old son who has just started getting into dinosaurs (he likes Harry and his bucketful of Dinosaurs...)
It shows a good cross-section of Dinosaurs, what they eat, how big they are, etc. etc. and is enough to increase interest and prompt more questions.... He loved the pictures and laughed at some of the names!
We have now graduated to the DK dinosaur encyclopaedia which has a lot more detail, and whilst the text is too advanced for a 5 year old it's the logical progression and can be revisited when more of the words make sense...
This is a good starter book and makes an ideal present.

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Dot-to-dot Dinosaurs (Dot-to-dot)

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by: Karen Bryant-Mole

April 25, 2003
This is a very good book. 11 large double pages of dot to dot drawings with typically between 4 and 6 different dot to dots on each double page. The different creatures are colour coded and there is some text naming and in some circumstances describing each animal (pedantic parents will be pleased to note that the book is explicit that dinosaurs are always land based - the flying reptiles of the period are pterosaurs and the swimming reptiles of the period are plesiosaurs). Some of the dot to dot pictures are quite simple but some are large and complex with more than 80 dots.

For me, the best bit of the whole book is a key page at the end showing, naming and giving the correct pronunciation for 38 dinosaurs - after all these years ... Read More:

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The Dinosaur Alphabet Book

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by: Jerry Pallotta

1991-03
This is a very good book. 11 large double pages of dot to dot drawings with typically between 4 and 6 different dot to dots on each double page. The different creatures are colour coded and there is some text naming and in some circumstances describing each animal (pedantic parents will be pleased to note that the book is explicit that dinosaurs are always land based - the flying reptiles of the period are pterosaurs and the swimming reptiles of the period are plesiosaurs). Some of the dot to dot pictures are quite simple but some are large and complex with more than 80 dots.

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Glow in the Dark Dinosaur (Ultimate Sticker Books)

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by: Melanie Halton

January 31, 2002
This is a very good book. 11 large double pages of dot to dot drawings with typically between 4 and 6 different dot to dots on each double page. The different creatures are colour coded and there is some text naming and in some circumstances describing each animal (pedantic parents will be pleased to note that the book is explicit that dinosaurs are always land based - the flying reptiles of the period are pterosaurs and the swimming reptiles of the period are plesiosaurs). Some of the dot to dot pictures are quite simple but some are large and complex with more than 80 dots.

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Dinosaurs (Usborne Beginners)

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by: Stephanie Turnbull

June 30, 2006
Usborne books can usually be relied upon to deliver, but this one is a little disappointing. It is sold as a book for children who are beginning to read on their own, andthe language is appropriate, but the amount of text could be off-putting to an absolute beginner. Most of our favourit dinosaurs are there, as well as many less well-known ones. Illustrations are a bit fanciful - Apatosaurus with purple, blue and green markings; Allosaurus with "go faster" stripes and Stegosaurus with a "sunburst" underbelly. The book rightly points out that no-one really knows what colour they were, so the illustrations might be correct. However, they conflict with conventional representations (for example in the BBC "waling with Dinosaurs" series) and this may ... Read More:

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That's Not My Dinosaur (Touchy-Feely Board Books)

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by: Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells

February 22, 2002
We read this book almost every day! Since she was 5 months old my daughter has shown obvious pleasure when I choose this story to read. She even has a favourite page that she laughs at each time! I don't get tired of re-reading this book, I want to buy more in this series!

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Dinosaur Encyclopedia (First Reference)

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from: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd

January 04, 2007
We read this book almost every day! Since she was 5 months old my daughter has shown obvious pleasure when I choose this story to read. She even has a favourite page that she laughs at each time! I don't get tired of re-reading this book, I want to buy more in this series!

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Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lov

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by: Thomas R. Holtz

October 01, 2007
I am not a paleontologist (obviously). I am not, truth be told, even a dinosaur fanatic. What I am is a reader who is always looking to extend my knowledge base on interesting subjects, and this dinosaur encyclopedia fulfills that quest in spades!

Everything you could ever want to know about dinosaurs -- all types, all genuses, all sizes and shapes and colors -- is detailed, extensively, within the pages of DINOSAURS. There are wonderful illustrations by Luis V. Rey, timelines, graphs, rock cycles, detailed drawings of skeletons -- you name it, and this book has it. With an appendix that includes a 48-page Dinosaur Genus List and a Glossary of hundreds of terms, this is pretty much the only encyclopedia on dinosaurs that you're ever ... Read More:

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If Dinosaurs Were Alive Today

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by: Dougal Dixon

October 25, 2007
`IF DINOSAURS WERE ALIVE TODAY'...A DINOSAUR READ WITH A DIFFERENCE

Deadly or friendly...what would dinosaurs be like in our world today? The life of these fascinating creatures is presented in a totally original way in an extraordinary new book `If Dinosaurs were Alive Today'.

The book, developed by independent children's publisher ticktock and written by renowned dinosaur authority Dougal Dixon, opens the door to reveal how our natural world would look if the biggest creatures ever to have lived had not been wiped out 65 million years ago. The reader is taken on a dramatically visual journey across oceans, skies, and land to catch a modern-day look at a subject that has fascinated for over two centuries.

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See Inside: The World of Dinosaurs (Usborne Flap Books)

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by: Alex Frith

September 29, 2006
`IF DINOSAURS WERE ALIVE TODAY'...A DINOSAUR READ WITH A DIFFERENCE

Deadly or friendly...what would dinosaurs be like in our world today? The life of these fascinating creatures is presented in a totally original way in an extraordinary new book `If Dinosaurs were Alive Today'.

The book, developed by independent children's publisher ticktock and written by renowned dinosaur authority Dougal Dixon, opens the door to reveal how our natural world would look if the biggest creatures ever to have lived had not been wiped out 65 million years ago. The reader is taken on a dramatically visual journey across oceans, skies, and land to catch a modern-day look at a subject that has fascinated for over two centuries.

"`If ... Read More: