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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs

Hollie Hughes - National Geographic Kids
Format: Hardcover

The third title in National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series, this book is for kids 4- to 8-years-old who LOVE dinos! The prehistoric world comes alive with dinosaurs small, big, giant, and gigantic, with stunning illustrations by Franco Tempesta -- who illustrated National...
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Muttaburrasaurus

Kimberley Jane Pryor - Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Format: Book

This series introduces young students to the world of paleontology. This item is Non-Returnable.
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Not For Parents How to be a Dinosaur Hunter

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*To be a dinosaur hunter you have to be ready to journey through space and time. This book will guide you to remote corners of the world and show you where and how to find dinosaur remains, ranging from bones and teeth to eggs...
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Inside-Outside Dinosaurs

Roxie Munro - Marshall Cavendish Children
Format: Print book

There is a giant dinosaur, a flying reptile, a dinosaur with plates and spike on its body, and even baby dinosaurs cracking out of their shells. There is a ferocious dinosaur that eats meat and vegetarian dinosaurs that hide from the carnivores. Look inside the dinosaurs and you'll see a dynamic...
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Prehistoric Actual Size

Steve Jenkins - Houghton Mifflin Co.
Format: Print book

What is it like to come face-to-face with the ten-foot-tall terror bird? Or stare into the mouth of the largest meat eater ever to walk the earth? Can you imagine a millipede that is more than six feet long, or a dinosaur smaller than a chicken? In this "actual size" look at the prehistoric...
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Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages

Luis V. Rey - Random House
Format: Book

WRITTEN BY A PROFESSIONAL paleontologist for young readers, this award-winning guide to the complete Dinosauria is packed with enough detail and insider information to satisfy even adult dinophiles! The text includes brief entries on all 800+ "named" species of Mesozoic dinosaurs,...
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Navigators: Dinosaurs

David Burnie - Kingfisher
Format: Paperback

Where did dinosaurs come from, and what killed them off? How good were their senses, and how did their coloring help them in the wild? And how do we know what they looked like anyway? These questions and dozens more are answered in this fascinating look at all things dinosaur. Using a combination...
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Apatosaurus

Charles Lennie - Abdo Kids
Format: Library Binding

Travel millions of years back in time to meet the Apatosaurus! Learn everything from what the Apatosaurus looked like to what it ate, and even where their goliath fossils have been found today. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Young readers will gather basic...
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins

Barbara Kerley - Scholastic
Format: Audio CD

Can you fathom that until the mid 1800s almost nobody knew what a dinosaur was? When Victorian artist Waterhouse Hawkins built the first life-size models of dinosaurs in England, he dazzled the world with his awe-inspiring creations. This book tells his story.
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Barnum Brown: Dinosaur Hunter

David Sheldon - Walker & Co.
Format: Hardcover

Barnum Brown had one ambition as a child: to grow up to be a great dinosaur hunter. And that's just what he did when he was hired by the American Natural History Museum -- working to build their astounding collection. Barnum had a knack for finding dinosaur bones, a skill that...
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How Dinosaurs Came to Be

Patricia Lauber - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

The door of discovery is opened to explain how dinosaurs first came to exist by way of their amphibian relatives, as well as how they were able to adjust and develop into a wide variety of species during massive global changes over millions of years.
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Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How do we know what dinosaurs really looked like?

Catherine Thimmesh - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Format: Print book

No human being has ever seen a triceratops or velociraptor or even the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. They left behind only their impressive bones. So how can scientists know what color dinosaurs were? Or if their flesh was scaly or feathered? Could that fierce T.rex have been...
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Fossil

Bill Thomson - Two Lions
Format: Print book

When a boy and his dog go for a hike, the boy trips on a fossil, and it comes to life, revealing an ancient plant. The boy is so intrigued that he breaks two more fossils that come to life - a dragonfly and a pteranodon. When these prehistoric creatures collide with present reality, the boy must...
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Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age

Cheryl Bardoe - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Mammoths and mastodons roamed the earth for more than a million years, and then suddenly went extinct. What was everyday life like for these colossal cousins of the modern elephant? What did they eat? How did they fit into their Ice Age landscape? Why did they disappear?
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Fossils (True Books)

Ann O. Squire - Children's Press
Format: Paperback

Just what is hiding in the ground beneath you feet? Get ready to explore the fundamentals of earth science! The fascinating facts and fun activities in these informative titles help you learn all there is to know about fossils, gemstones, rocks, and minerals.
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