Everything You Need to Know about Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures

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The next edition in theEverything You Need to Know Aboutseries takes readers to the prehistoric era when creatures like Smilodons, Pterodactyls and the Megatooth Shark ruled the land, air, and sea.Everything You Need to Know about Dinosaursis packed with images, games, size comparisons, timelines, a glossary, an index, and more that will satisfy the curious minds of dinosaur-crazed kids, and be a trusted source for parents wanting to introduce their young readers to the world of dinosaurs. From the earliest fossils to the death of the dinosaurs and everything in between (early man! mammoths! dinosaur poo!)Everything You Need to Know about Dinosaurswill intrigue readers and provide an experience that will redefine natural history for kids. Supports the Common Core State Standards. Contents 3......Page 5 Introduction 4......Page 6 Story of life 6......Page 8 Finding fossils 8......Page 10 Fossil hunters 10......Page 12 Dinosaur science 12......Page 14 Mesozoic Era 14......Page 16 Back to the Mesozoic 16......Page 18 Beneath the waves 18......Page 20 Hunters in the sky 20......Page 22 Soaring pterosaurs 22......Page 24 Dinosaur family tree 24......Page 26 Naming dinosaurs 26......Page 28 Inside out 28......Page 30 Super senses 30......Page 32 Brainpower 32......Page 34 Ultimate predators 34......Page 36 Odd theropods 36......Page 38 Escaping the enemy 38......Page 40 Battle royal 40......Page 42 Ready, set... go! 42......Page 44 Browsing giants 44......Page 46 Little and large 46......Page 48 Plated stegosaurs 48......Page 50 Armored ankylosaurs 50......Page 52 Toothy tales 52......Page 54 On the menu 54......Page 56 Boneheads 56......Page 58 Top male 58......Page 60 Crests and frills 60......Page 62 Spiky ceratopsians 62......Page 64 Fine feathers 64......Page 66 Success story 66......Page 68 Eggs and young 68......Page 70 Bringing up baby 70......Page 72 On the move 72......Page 74 End of an era 74......Page 76 Life after the extinction 76......Page 78 Glossary and index 78......Page 80 Credits 80......Page 82