Books with title The Day of the Dinosaurs

How did the dinosaurs die?They were the biggest, most powerful animals that ever walked the earth. Now they are all gone -- extinct.Sixty-five million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth, with devastating effects. Paleontologist Charlotte Lewis Brown and artist Phil Wilson recreate what may have happened to the dinosaurs on that deadly day.

This color-illustrated by Maria Tsaneva book of dinosaurs introduces over 50 types of dinosaurs. Clearly written and easy to understand text introduces us to the most important of these amazing rulers of our planet Earth which suddenly disappeared about 65 million years ago.The first animals we can recognize as dinosaurs lived about 225 million years ago. To begin with dinosaurs were small animals about a meter long, running on their hind legs. Early dinosaurs were among the first animals to evolve legs for supporting great weight or moving fast to catch prey or escape enemies. It may well have given them an advantage over other animals around.The ruled our planet hundreds millions years but died out in just a few million years. By 65 million years ago they were extinct. At about this time the climate became much cooler and plant-life changed. For animals adapted to warm conditions, like dinosaurs, life became difficult. Some scientist think a sudden climatic change killed them off. This could have happened when a giant meteorite hit the Earth and threw up dust, blocking out sunlight.

Sixty-five million years ago, a meteor struck the earth and all the dinosaurs went extinct.Or did they?Digby Darby has no idea about the extraordinary turn his young life is about to take when he runs off one afternoon. He tumbles into a hidden canyon and finds himself among dinosaurs that escaped extinction and survived to the present day in their secret domain.The Haanasasen, as the dinosaurs call themselves, have evolved and developed a complex language, social structure and culture over the eons since the meteor hit the earth.Digby of the Dinosaurs is an enthralling tale of self-concept, struggle, empowerment and identity. Will Digby adapt and find acceptance in this strange new world? Or will he struggle just to survive in the land of intelligent dinosaurs?

Follow Ackerley the Acanthostega through the Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, when the mightiest dinosaurs stalked the planet. Watch them seek prey, battle enemies, and finally face mass extinction. Discover the facts, fossils, and fun science behind the fiercest carnivores of this time period. Learn about the rise of the raptors, the largest dinosaurs, and the great extinction. This third part of the exciting story of life on Earth unfolds through amazing lifelike illustrations and fascinating diagrams, all narrated by a friendly prehistoric guide.

Follow Ackerley the Acanthostega through the Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, when the mightiest dinosaurs stalked the planet. Watch them seek prey, battle enemies, and finally face mass extinction. Discover the facts, fossils, and fun science behind the fiercest carnivores of this time period. Learn about the rise of the raptors, the largest dinosaurs, and the great extinction. This third part of the exciting story of life on Earth unfolds through amazing lifelike illustrations and fascinating diagrams, all narrated by a friendly prehistoric guide.

Into the Land of Dinosaurs is a layered, touch-and-feel board book for pre-school children that introduces them to dinosaurs and their main characteristics. Through a simple narrative about a baby T-rex who has lost his mum and is searching for her, it shows different dinosaurs and how the main features by which they can be identified. With gently rhyming text and beautiful illustrations, the book is layered and features embossing and foil, all of which encourages the reader to interact with the book and turn each page, delighting in increasingly expansive spreads.

'WILL DELIGHT AND ENGAGE YOUNG CHILDREN'-- EssentialBaby.com.au on The ABC Book of ... series Dinosaurs lived on earth long ago. Dinosaurs hatch, dinosaurs grow, dinosaurs roar and dinosaurs munch!This simple and evocative board book uses rhythmic language and beautiful colour illustrations to introduce young children to a range of dinosaurs, from the smallest to the tallest, the fastest to the slowest. A fascinating introduction to the world of dinosaurs. Ages 2-6

Eleven-year-old Rickey Ellis has more to worry about than classroom bullies and school rivals. While he’s on a fieldtrip to a curious museum built over a quarry filled with fossilized dinosaurs in northwest Colorado, he accidently unlocks a time portal. Once a closely guarded secret by a now long-vanished tribe known as the Makori, there might be something to an ancient Indian legend about stone giants. At first, only Rickey can make out the strange creatures, but as time passes, more and more townspeople catch sight of and sense the danger. Even the landscape and weather around the town begins to change from a mountainous spring chill to that of a tropical forest. Rickey and his friends must figure out a way to close the portal and send the dinosaurs back to prehistory—or risk being swallowed up the by the king of predators stalking them.