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Books in Exploring Dinosaurs series

  • Stegosaurus

    Susan H Gray

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Have you ever tried putting together a puzzle without knowing what it would look like when you had finished? If you have, you know what Othniel Charles Marsh felt like as he put together the bones and plates of a Stegosaurus he had discovered. Follow Stegosaurus from its life on Earth millions of years ago to its reconstruction in a museum--bones, plates, and all! Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.
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  • Oviraptor

    Susan H Gray

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Scientists who study dinosaurs often have to be good detectives. And like detectives, they sometimes come to the wrong conclusions. That's what happened when George Olson discovered the first Oviraptor fossil. Learn why Olson named the new dinosaur 'egg stealer' and how later scientists finally uncovered the truth about Oviraptor. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.
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  • Tyrannosaurus Rex

    Susan H Gray

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    When you think of dinosaurs, do you think of ferocious meat-eaters terrorizing everything around them? If so, you were probably imagining the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the 'tyrant lizard' of its time. But if you think you know everything there is to know about T. Rex, think again! Learn about the many sides of this mighty dinosaur. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.
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  • Maiasaura

    Susan Heinrichs Gray

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    The story of the Maiasaura is a story of good mothers, both dinosaur and human! One good mom's discovery of Maiasaura bones changed the ideas of many scientists about how some dinosaurs cared for their young. Find out for yourself what made Maiasaura such a good dino parent. Would you like one as your mother? Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.
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  • Spinosaurus

    Susan Heinrichs Gray

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Spinosaurus was a truly unique dinosaur. But it has certainly left behind plenty of questions for scientists to answer! Students will enjoy developing their own conclusions about the life and times of this spiny lizard. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.
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  • Compsognathus

    Susan H Gray

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    We think of dinosaurs as big and ferocious. Yet the name Compsognathus means 'pretty jaw!' Learn about this strange little dinosaur, from its life in the Jurassic period millions of years ago to the first discovery of its delicate fossil in Germany. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.
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  • Psittacosaurus

    Susan Heinrichs Gray

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Presents information about the relatively small, plant-eating dinosaur, Psittacosaurus, how it lived, and what evidence scientists use to back up their conclusions.
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  • Megalosaurus

    Susan Heinrichs Gray

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Presents information about the first scientifically described meat-eating dinosaur, Megalosaurus, how it lived, and what evidence scientists use to back up their conclusions.
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  • Spinosaurus

    Susan Heinrichs Gray

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Presents information about the Cretaceous dinosaur whose protruding spines are believed to have supported a sail-like arrangement of skin, and the fate of the first Spinosaurus specimen ever found.
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  • Iguanodon

    Susan H Gray

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Life was often difficult for the Iguanodon. It couldn't fight larger dinosaurs with sharp teeth or pointy spikes. Even thunderstorms could pose a danger. Learn how Iguanodon survived on Earth for nearly twenty million years and why its fossils have been discovered all over the planet. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.
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  • Velociraptor

    Susan H Gray

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    What can scientists learn from an ancient fossil of two dinosaurs locked in battle? Plenty! One of those dinosaurs was a Velociraptor, a 'quick thief' and predator of the Cretaceous period. Like the scientists who study Velociraptor, young readers will discover how much eighty-million-year-old bones still have to say! Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.
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  • Ankylosaurus

    Susan H Gray

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Imagine walking down the street and running into an Ankylosaurus. Its heavy, plated body and thick spines would surprise anybody! But despite its size and armor, this 'stiff lizard' could move pretty quickly when it needed to. Discover how Ankylosaurus continues to surprise scientists--and unsuspecting readers--to this day. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a Did-You-Know section, and an overview of the geologic time scale.
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