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Are you as tall as a T. rex? Or as big as a Brontosaurus? Or maybe you''re as mini as a Micropachycephalosaurus! Young readers can discover just how huge or small the dinosaurs really were in this full-colour hardback book, bursting with life-sized, to-scale examples and eye-opening comparisons. Written by paleontologist and award-winning author Dougal Dixon, How Big? Dinosaurs allows children to interact with life-sized artworks of prehistoric beasts (and their claws, plates, and teeth) to get a sense of how big they really were. They''ll see real-world comparisons to help them understand the size of different dinosaurs. Readers can: • Get up-close to a Triceratops horn, • Measure their hand to Iguanodon''s • Compare a Psittacosaurus''s beak to a parrot''s • Check out Smilodon''s terrifying teeth. Packed with fun facts and vibrant illustrations by Patrick Corrigan, this bo

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Each bright, vibrant Explorers title features a series of beautiful, child-friendly, story-based scenes - easy to read but with a wealth of detail and plenty to look for - partnered by photographic spreads giving more in-depth information. There's a fun extra element: coloured buttons throughout the book allow readers to jump about through the book and find connections between topics -connections that are neatly summarised at the end of each book.

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Retrocede en el tiempo y descubre un mundo donde las ballenas caminaban, los cocodrilos eran de sangre caliente y las serpientes tenían patas! Con este libro descubrirás que la evolución de las especies es increíble y emocionante. Ilustraciones con anotaciones, escenas bellamente ilustradas y árboles genealógicos. Este libro explica la evolución de algunos animales de una forma tan novedosa como cautivadora.

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Dougal Dixon is an award-winning author, geologist, palaeontologist and educator who has written several acclaimed titles on dinosaurs for adults and children. Dougal was presented with the Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism by The Educational Press Association of America in 1993, The Children's Book Council 1994 Outstanding Trade Science Book Award, and the Times Educational Supplement Primary Schoolbook Award 1996. In 1996 he was appointed as a trustee of the Dinosaur Society, UK. In 2019, his "When the Whales Walked", was awarded the Children's Choice Award by the School Library Association. He has made several television appearances, and acted as a consultant and animator for a video programme about dinosaurs. Mat Edwards is an extraordinarily versatile artist, who can create everything from photorealistic prehistoric vistas to vintage-style paintings. Such was Mat's talent at school that he won a four-yea

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The complete body of a Tyrannosaurus rex has recently been uncovered, its remains mysteriously preserved. It is the discovery of a lifetime! In this detailed report, a team of scientists prepare to dissect the body - and you are lucky enough to be helping them. Grab your scalpel and prepare to get stuck in.Non-fiction comes alive in this incredible pop-up book that guides readers through a real-life dinosaur dissection. Peel back the layers and learn as you go!

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My Dinosaur Activity Book is bursting with fun, colourful and fact-filled activities for kids who are wild about dinosaurs. There are dot-to-dot challenges, search-and-find prehistoric scenes, number puzzles, mazes, logic games and so much more that will keep young minds busy from first page to last. Each activity is accompanied by roar-some facts about everyone’s favourite dinosaurs, from ferocious Tyrannosaurus and Spinosaurus, to the chicken-sized Compsognathus and feathery, flying Microraptor. As well, learn all about the periods in which these amazing animals lived, and the other creatures that lived alongside them.My Dinosaur Activity Book is the first title in Buster’s new ‘Learn and Play’ activity book series – where fun, playful activities for young children and a love of learning meet.

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