| View Larger Image | Ultimate Dinosaur Book | Hardcoverby David Lambert (Author)
| List Price: | $29.95 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | DK ADULT | | Page Count: | 192 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 15, 1993 | | Sales Rank: | 108,996th |
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Product Description
Profiles of specimens from every dinosaur group, illustrated with pictures of models and anatomy, offer the paleontological insights into dinosaur posture and gait, musculature and internal organs, behavior, and the reasons for extinction. 40,000 first printing. |
Amazon.com Review
Gone are the days of Holly riding a baby bronto in Land of the Lost and Raquel Welch fending off stop-motion dinosaurs in One Million Years B.C. Whether we're at the movies or in a museum, we want the straight, scientific scoop on dinos--especially if "we" happen to be kids. Enter the Ultimate Dinosaur Book, a fully illustrated field guide to the Mesozoic. Working with the Natural History Museum in London, publisher Dorling Kindersley has assembled hundreds of color photos, diagrams, and drawings, while enlisting the expert assistance of author David Lambert (winner of both the New York Academy of Sciences Award and the Children's Book Council Award). Beginning with straightforward sections on evolution and dino behavior and physiology (any self-respecting kid should be able to tell a "bird-hipped" dinosaur from a "lizard-hipped" one), the book launches into impressive, illustrated profiles of more than 50 different dinosaurs. From the Theropods to the Marginocephalians, each specimen gets a two-page spread (or more, for the big-name beasties). The profiles will likely teach you a thing or two you didn't know (eight hearts in the Barosaurus?), and a few you did (Stegosauruses regulate heat with their plates, of course), but the book's neatest feature may be its "A to Z of Dinosaurs" in the back: the comprehensive list includes every currently known dinosaur genera, with a pronunciation guide and short description. With Lambert's precise but friendly text and DK's legendarily clean, evocative graphics, the Ultimate Dinosaur Book is as close as you'll get to a walking tour of the Mesozoic. (And, hey, somebody tell Holly: that was a baby Apatosaurus she was riding.) --Paul Hughes |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 10 reviews)
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Over all,a perfect book,but a little too outdated!3,5 stars by Johannes (Stockholm, Sweden)  3 Stars
December 11, 2001
When I received this book in 1996,it was the most complete and updated,non-technical book available on dinosaurs,so at that time,much of the information contained was new to me and accurate. After that year,my interest in dinos sank and did not returned until quite recently,so I did not had my eyes focused on paleontology. But when I read about new dinosaur discoveries on the net,like the feathered Sinsauropteryx,the value of this book sank immidiatley. For example,Seismosaurus is no longer considered the world`s longest dinosaur - it has been replaced by Argentinosaurus. And T-rex is neither considered the world`s largest meat-eater any more - it has been replaced by two others as well.So,if you want an accurate book,this is not the right one.It will provide the dinosaur-loving children the wrong information!But now,I won`t let this review be occupied only by the negative comments. It does have some light sides too!For example,it provides very usefull information on dinosaur classification. Each group (theropods,sauropods,ornithopods,armored & ceratopians)is presented in detail,with a few species from each,the theropods beeing represented by most. All of the most popular are presented in at least two pages,some times five. Some of those are Iguanodon,T-rex,Triceratops,Stegosaurus,and Apatosaurus. There are lots of good illustrations of skeletons,as well as drawings of what they might looked like in life,and at last,models of them.There is also some fast facts corner on each dinosaur. Here,the most important facts are covered,like size,when it lived,family and order,distribution,food,etc. At the back of the book,there is also a quite accurate index of all 638 dinosaur genera described at that time,and if there are any synonyms,like Dynamosaurus,there is always a "=" which refers to the right name of the dinosaur.So,my final word about this book is,it is great,but wait until there comes out a revised edition before buying it. But if you want a suitable book,not too childish or not to technical either,this is the perfect one!
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Ultimate Dinosaur book by A 12-year old reader (Aurora,OH USA)  5 Stars
September 04, 2001
A very good book. The book provides a lot of info on dinosaurs. the A to Z section gives brief descriptions of many dinosaurs. I especially love the page about spinosaurus
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Ultimate Dinosaur book by A 12-year old reader (Aurora,OH USA) 5 Stars
September 04, 2001
A very good book. The book provides a lot of info on dinosaurs. the A to Z section gives brief descriptions of many dinosaurs. I especially love the page about spinosaurus
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This book is absolutely fantastic! by KidStuff33 (Ballwin, MO USA) 5 Stars
August 14, 2001
My 3 year old son and I have been poring over this book ever since he got it three weeks ago. The illustrations and photos are absolutely fabulous. Each page contains a wealth of information about each of the 50 or so featured dinosaurs, and an extensive index in the back provides a small blurb about hundreds more. We go through several pages a night, reading different portions of each page, learning about a different aspect of each dinosaur. My son has already memorized where his favorite dinosaurs reside in the book, and the book is sturdy enough to handle his rapid and not-to-gentle page-turning. I know this one will be a favorite for a long time. I recommend it for anyone of any age who loves dinosaurs.
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He still keeps as a bedtime book by Sergey (Amsterdam, North Holland Netherlands) 5 Stars
June 09, 2000
My son has fallen in love with this book at the age of 2 and still (2 years later) it's his favoutite.The quality of illustrations, the lifelike expressions of dinosaur's faces - everything is superb. If you do not mind your kid's fist words to be T.Rex instead of mammy -buy it!
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