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DK's Dinosaur Encyclopaedia for kids is one of the best first reference titles for young palaeontologists. It contains just the right amount of detail and information presented in an engaging and colourful manner. The publishers recommended age level is 4-12 years old, but older children will be fascinated and enjoy exploring the book perhaps with younger siblings. It's full of really useful information presented in a way that's both educational and entertaining. Throughout the 127 pages text is presented in a variety of fonts and sizes. One of my favourite features is the questions featured at the base of one page with the answer on the opposite page upside down. A couple of examples include: Was the ichthyosaur longer than a blue whale? No. They were big, but blue whales reach 100ft (30m)" in length. or Was Iguandon a plant-eater or a meat-eater? It was a plant-eater. Did you know that the word dinosaur means terrible lizard and has only been used by scientists since 1841.
The illustrations provide an excellent balance between text, diagrams, photographs and computer generated images. The book has some creative features to assist the readers to begin learning how to cross-reference. For example use the "become an expert" buttons to find out more about a subject on other pages. "Weird or what?" buttons give extra weird and wonderful facts, and the curiosity quiz will have readers searching through the sections trying to identify the images.
Contents:
Age of the Dinosaurs
The "Terrible Lizard" and what was Earth like 160 million years ago.
Let's Look At Dinosaurs
What is a dinosaur?, different sizes, eggs, birth, care of young, social aspects and hunting.
Triassic Dinosaurs
The first dinosaurs, petrified forests, plant-eaters and meat-eaters.
Jurassic Dinosaurs
Sauropods, more plant-eaters and China's killers.
Cretaceous Dinosaurs
Cows, horns and frills, armoured tanks, T. REX, raptors and a pot-bellied dinosaur.
Fossils
How are they made, bones and jigsaws.
End of the Dinosaurs
What happened? Who survived? Living dinosaurs and dinosaur records.
With this book you will take a look at some of the most incredible creatures the world has ever seen. Humans like us have only been on our world for about 200,000 years, but dinosaurs ruled the planet for 160 million years. See where they came from, how they lived and what happened to them.
I highly recommend this book for a homeschooling family or just for any parent with kids who want to learn about our dinosaurs and their world. The publishers recommended age level is 4-8 years old, but older children will find this a useful starter text It is full of just the sort of information inquisitive youngsters want to know, presented in a way that's both educational and entertaining. There is a full range of DK Encyclopaedias covering topics of the Human Body, Nature, Space, Science and Animals as well as an Atlas, Dictionary and General Encyclopaedia. All school libraries should have a set of these excellent quality reference titles from DK.
For more resources and great ideas getting your kids interested in science and learning in fun and interesting ways check out Discovery Science.
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