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Big Book of Dinosaurs

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Author: Dk Publishing
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 24 reviews
Sales Rank: 4244

Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 13.8 x 10.5 x 0.4

ISBN: 1564587185
Dewey Decimal Number: 567.91
UPC: 790778871857
EAN: 9781564587183
ASIN: 1564587185

Publication Date: September 1, 1994
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: The text is clean with some moderate exterior wear.

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
Everything about The Big Book of Dinosaurs is off the charts--the size of the book itself, the elaborate two-page spreads, the color models, and even the oversized type. Children can experience the amazing powers of these prehistoric beasts--the jagged teeth of the ferocious meat eaters, the slashing claws of the Deinonychus, and the long-necked Barosaurus that could reach five-story-high treetops and may have had eight hearts. Yet, like the dinosaurs themselves, there is nothing threatening or intimidating about this highly informative book. The text is brief and succinct, only conveying facts that children find interesting. (There's even an index for quick searches of favorite dinos.) The lifelike illustrations give young readers a solid sense of what dinosaur fossils and skeletal systems look like as well as clear mental pictures of how these creatures appeared in "real-life" millions of years ago. (Ages 4 to 7) --Gail Hudson

Product Description
A first book of dinosaurs for young children.

The Big Book of Dinosaurs is an enticing collection of dinosaurs that is sure to excite any child. It is packed with full-color photographs of life-like models plus detailed illustrations. The simple text describes interesting features, while questions encourage children to compare various dinosaurs.


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5 out of 5 stars Great Book   October 21, 2008
Susan Smith Barnett
My first-grade age nephew asked for a "real dinosaur book," one that was not cartoony or fictional. He loved this book.


1 out of 5 stars Contentless, poorly illustrated.   September 28, 2008
Abyssal (WV, USA, North America, Earth, Sol System, Orion Arm, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I got this book when I was a child. I was already older than its target audience, but even at that age I thought it was too simplistic for its intended audience as there's almost no substantive content to be found. There are some good pictures of fossils, but the life restorations are all sculptures, most being ugly, inaccurate, outdated or some combination thereof. The book is also needlessly huge, it wouldn't even fit between the shelves of my rather large bookshelf.

If your child has anything more than a passing interest in dinosaurs, they will be better suited with something else.



5 out of 5 stars Grandson's gift   July 25, 2008
j. Mcguriman
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Big Book of Dinosaurs
I bought this book as a gift for my 5 yr. old grandson who says he's going to learn more about dinosaurs than anyone else! As soon as I gave this to him, he sat down with it and started "reading" it! Even ignoring the remote control monster truck his uncle had given him.



5 out of 5 stars Book review   January 7, 2008
Mr. Eric Sanderson (Leeds England)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This was a present for my 3 yr old grandson & he found it to be exciting a very readable


5 out of 5 stars Read Often   December 9, 2007
Phyd (Weston, FL United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

The dinousaurs are great. I was a bit worried the T-Rex would scare my children, but they love to go Ahhh when we turn to the page with the T-rex facing the reader. We read it almost every night and have for about a year now.

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