The Secrets of Dinosaurs
The Secrets of Dinosaurs
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Just the Series: Pnso Encyclopedia for Children   

Series and Publisher: Pnso Encyclopedia for Children   

Annotation: Filled with incredible facts and history about the most famous reptiles to ever roam this earth, The Secrets of Dinosaurs is the perfect book for any child interested in dinosaurs. Detailed illustrations give a breathtaking look at what these beasts might have looked like, and transport readers back millions of years!
Genre: [Paleontology] [Reference]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #300113
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2021
Edition Date: 2021 Release Date: 04/27/21
Illustrator: Zhao, Chuang,
Pages: 217 pages
ISBN: 1-612-54515-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-612-54515-8
Dewey: 567.903
Dimensions: 31 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Starred Review for Kirkus Reviews

An album of images and stories of a wide array of dinosaurs who flourished in the Mesozoic era.Spread by spread, with astonishing pictures and engaging words, this presentation introduces dozens of different dinosaurs, first saurischians and then ornithischians. Artist Zhao collaborated with paleontologists around the world to base his striking paintings on recent research. Some are three-dimensional portraits; others, which appear more like museum dioramas, place his subjects in an environmental context. Set on these full-bleed images are the dinosaur's name and a tagline; a paragraph or two of text; a fact box with size, diet, period of existence, and where their fossils have been found; their size in relation to a bus; and, often, a time scale to show when the pictured dinosaur probably lived. Yang's descriptions relate interesting facts about each dinosaur's appearance, lifestyle, or discovery by scientists and often imagine it as engaged in action. Some descriptions even ascribe emotions or feelings to the dinosaurs. This is intentional; in her preface, the author indicates that she hopes to help her readers go beyond mere facts in order to nurture their senses of wonder about the natural world.Will be devoured by dinosaur lovers everywhere. (index, endnotes, list of scientific art projects) (Nonfiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews (Fri Oct 04 00:00:00 CDT 2024)

An album of images and stories of a wide array of dinosaurs who flourished in the Mesozoic era.Spread by spread, with astonishing pictures and engaging words, this presentation introduces dozens of different dinosaurs, first saurischians and then ornithischians. Artist Zhao collaborated with paleontologists around the world to base his striking paintings on recent research. Some are three-dimensional portraits; others, which appear more like museum dioramas, place his subjects in an environmental context. Set on these full-bleed images are the dinosaur's name and a tagline; a paragraph or two of text; a fact box with size, diet, period of existence, and where their fossils have been found; their size in relation to a bus; and, often, a time scale to show when the pictured dinosaur probably lived. Yang's descriptions relate interesting facts about each dinosaur's appearance, lifestyle, or discovery by scientists and often imagine it as engaged in action. Some descriptions even ascribe emotions or feelings to the dinosaurs. This is intentional; in her preface, the author indicates that she hopes to help her readers go beyond mere facts in order to nurture their senses of wonder about the natural world.Will be devoured by dinosaur lovers everywhere. (index, endnotes, list of scientific art projects) (Nonfiction. 8-12)

School Library Journal (Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 CST 2021)

Gr 3-7 "Oh, a gruesome fight is about to start!" "Even its friends don't trust the Majungasaurus." "In addition to its giant head, [ Giganotosaurus ] has many other big things." Though set apart from the general run of dinosaur galleries by a relentlessly breezy narrative, this Chinese import (originally published in 2015) also offers some first rate paleo art, and an unusualbut not exclusivefocus on species first discovered in China. The dinosaurs, grouped by clade (Ornithopods, Marginocephalia, etc.) but otherwise arranged in no particular order, are rendered in dazzling hues with every scale, feather, and claw painted in sharp, fine detail. Some selections float on monochrome backgrounds; others are placed in natural settings in either static poses or (also unusual, at least in surveys aimed at younger American audiences) chowing down gruesomely on hapless prey. Along with stirring obvious inventions into a mix of up-to-date facts and speculations that are backed up by a large, if scholarly, resource list, Yang sometimes departs from adjacent illustrations to, for instance, describe distinctive tails that are cut off by the scene's frame, or claim that the colorfully named Irritator ate fish when it's shown noshing on a pterosaur. Still, even confirmed dinophiles are likely to make new discoveries here. VERDICT Some conflicts between text and pictures aside, this is a likely hit for middle grade browsers and budding paleontologists alikewith read-aloud potential for younger audiences. John Peters, Children's Literature Consultant, New York

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Bibliography Index/Note: Include bibliographical references and index.
Reading Level: 4.0
Interest Level: 5-9

As much as two hundred and fifty-three million years ago, the most incredible beasts roamed this earth. They ruled supreme on the land, under the water, and in the air for some one hundred million years before their time came to an end. Now, all these years later, we study their bones-and the earth's memory of their bones-to learn as much about them as we can. For years, humans have marveled at dinosaurs and have strived to learn more about these great beasts. The Secrets of Dinosaurs, the first volume from the PNSO Encyclopedia for Children, is a valuable book for anyone who shares this fascination! With beautifully detailed illustrations and thorough information on nearly one hundred species spanning three geological periods, you can immerse yourself in their world and learn all the secrets of dinosaurs!


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