Books with title The Day of the Dinosaur

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?

Long before humans even walked the earth, dinosaurs ruled its lands, seas, and skies. This information-rich book takes readers millions of years into Earths past to witness the birth, reign, and mass extinction of these incredible creatures. Intricately detailed 3-D images and illustrations of prehistoric species immerse readers in a time before humanity. As they explore the Mesozoic era, readers will learn about geological time, evolution, animal classification, and other essential science curriculum topics. Readers will pour over fascinating fact boxes to satiate their curiosity on this high-interest subject. With crucial science material and engaging subject matter even reluctant readers will absorb, this intriguing book will be a popular addition to any library.

Just before his fifth birthday, a young boy is visited by a magical dinosaur who takes him on a nighttime adventure, high above the earth.Alison Larkin is the bestselling author of The English American, a novel, an internationally acclaimed comedienne, and the award-winning audiobook narrator of more than 80 books, including Pride and Prejudice - the 200th anniversary audio edition. For more info, visit her website at www.alisonlarkin.com.

Explore life on Earth millions of years agoPacked with bite-size facts and exciting prehistoric puzzles, this book explains what the world looked like when dinosaurs existed and how it changed; which incredible creatures, plants, and animals lived then; who survived to live another day; and how scientists know all this. Each colorful double-page spread explores a different dinosaur subject, from a particular period of time or group of animals to dinosaur diets and the study of fossils. Readers will meet the world's first known bird and the deadly animal that may have terrified the terrible T. Rex; discover who lived when and who ate what in fun dinosaur quizzes and games; and find out why all the dinosaurs disappeared forever. With eye-catching illustrations and photographs of specimens from a natural history museum's palaeontological collections, this is a great first book about dinosaurs and the world in which they lived.

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.

Mason Trumble is a brave 8-year-old who discovers a map to an extraordinary treasure. It sends him to a place called 'Dinosaur Gulch', and when he finally locates the treasure it's different from what he expects. It's not a wooden chest full of pirate booty, but a stone chest full of small, golden dinosaurs. Far more valuable than coins or jewels, the little statues are powerful, magical amulets with the ability to transform whoever is holding one into a dinosaur. Mason discovers this by accident when he stops to help a neighbor lady. While holding on to one of the amulets, Mason becomes a triceratops that's big and strong enough to easily push his neighbor's car out of a ditch. There are lots of different dinosaur statues in the chest --- and Mason has the power to temporarily turn into any of them, from a fearsome tyrannosaurus rex, to a flying pteranodon, to a colossal brachiosaurus. When he has turned into one, Mason has all the size, strength, and abilities of whatever dinosaur he has become. No kid could resist using the amulets, and of course Mason tries them out. After he carries out a few rescues, his little sister, Katie, gets in on the action. Just in time, too, as she saves her brother from bullies by turning into a tyrannosaurus rex. Their adventures culminate in a dramatic fashion when both work together as dinosaurs in front of hundreds of witnesses to save a couple of girls from drowning. An illustrated glossary that features each dinosaur that's in the story is at the end of the book. It includes a pronunciation guide and a picture of each dinosaur's magical amulet.