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Book SynopsisDinosaurs just keep getting more amazing! Scientists discover a new species every week. Meet the new ones and get the latest on your old favourites. See how these hulking creatures ruled every corner of the planet. Find out how they became extinct. AGES: 6 plus AUTHOR: Dora Martin has been fascinated by dinosaurs for as long as she can remember. While earning her doctorate, she studied dinosaur fossils in China. Later fieldwork has taken her to Argentina and the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. Daniel Hamilton is a freelance illustrator based in West Yorkshire. He is fascinated by science and spends his free time tinkering with his home-built quadcopter and other remote-controlled flying machines. SELLING POINTS: . Features dozens of new species, including the Gnathovorax whose 233-million-year-old skull was well enough preserved to run through a CT scanner! . Striking illustrations show large scenes as well as details . Shows more than 150 dinosaurs & other Mesozoic creatures . Includes a large wall poster
Trade Review“This is a very attractive book for the young dinosaur enthusiast. Its 48 pages are packed with information about individual dinosaur species, arranged by the continent where they were discovered. The pages are gorgeously illustrated by Daniel Hamilton in muted, earthy colours. ...the target audience would be an able reader in key stage 2 or key stage 3.” TSL (The School Librarian)
