Tracking Tyrannosaurs: Meet T. rex's fascinating family, from tiny terrors to feathered giants (National Geographic Kids)
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (961 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1426313756 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Included are such "new" finds as agile little Guanlong and the 30-foot-long Yutyrannus, surprisingly covered in "long, thick, hairlike feathers." All this is accompanied by some eye-catching, realistic artwork-informative in its own right. Slim, readable, informative, and with a feathery, toothy Yutyrannus clomping through a snowy landscape on the cover, this title will spend a good part of its life out in circulation.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY(c) Copyright 2013. No redistribution permitted. These are graced with information boxes, size comparisons, a "Dino Database," and, more importantly, a clear presentation of what is kno
rex. This book highlights a newly discovered T. rex, the most famous, ferocious dinosaur of all-time was only one of many tyrannosaurs that lived on Earth for over 100 million years!. rex relative in China with a coat of downy feathers! This one-ton predator is the largest known animal to ever have walked the Earth. The creatures were strange, too, and many of the newly discovered ones caught scientists by surprise. Filled with engaging, lifelike illustrations by Xing Lida, Tracking Tyrannosaurs explains to kids how T. This discovery was made public in April 2012, and is a timely addition that sets this book apart from other dinosaur titles. We meet 19 kinds of tyrannosaurs--including seven new species discovered in the last two years--that came before T. The names are strange, like Bistahieversor and Zhuchengtyrannus
grannie annie said Who doesn't like dinosaurs!. This was a gift for one of my grandchildren.