Dinosaur World: Over 1,200 Amazing Dinosaurs, Famous Fossils, and the Latest Discoveries from the Prehistoric Era

by Evan Johnson-Ransom (Author) Julius Csotonyi (Illustrator)

Dinosaur World: Over 1,200 Amazing Dinosaurs, Famous Fossils, and the Latest Discoveries from the Prehistoric Era
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Get ready, young paleontologists! With over 1,200 jaw-dropping species, Dinosaur World is your guide to all things prehistoric!

Did you know some dinosaurs had feathers? Or that others had full body armor? From humongous herbivores to fearsome carnivores, this book covers everything you'll ever need to know about dinosaurs. Examine surprising fossil evidence found around the world and discover each species' adaptations and specializations. You'll learn all about their attack and defense tools, including retractable claws, serrated teeth, clubbed tails, large horns, sharp spines, and more.

Go beyond fan favorites like the T-rex and the Triceratops and venture into the latest discoveries from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. Inside you'll find Profiles on hundreds of dinosaur species covering anatomy, diet, habitat, cool features, and unique characteristics. 

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Evan Johnson-Ransom
Dr. Julius Csotonyi is one of the world's most high-profile and talented contemporary scientific illustrators. His considerable academic expertise informs his stunning, dynamic art. He has created life-sized dinosaur murals for the Royal Ontario Museum and for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, as well as most of the artwork for the exhibit "Deep Time" in the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He lives in Canada. His books include Discovering Reptiles; Discovering Sharks; Discovering Bugs; Discovering Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises; Discovering Tigers, Lions, & Other Big Cats; The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi; Prehistoric Predators; Dino World; Shark World; and Bug World.

Evan Johnson-Ransom is a vertebrate paleontologist studying the functional morphology and feeding behavior of dinosaurs, particularly the meat-eating theropod dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus, and Spinosaurus. He is currently enrolled as a PhD student at the University of Chicago. Evan received his Master's in 2021 from Oklahoma State University and his Bachelor's in 2018 from DePaul University.

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781646433162
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Applesauce Press
Publication date
February 20, 2023
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF003050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF025150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Prehistoric
JNF048040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference | Encyclopedias
JNF051170 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries
Library of Congress categories
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