Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs

Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs
Author: Don Lessem
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467751286

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these giant meat eaters face to face: Tyrannosaurus Rex had sharp teeth the size of bananas! Allosaurus had huge hands with three sharp claws! Giganotosaurus weighed twice as much as an elephant! Plus, you'll get to know Albertosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Deltadromeus, Dilophosaurus, and Spinosaurus!

Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs

Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs
Author: Don Lessem
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780822539254

Describes how giant carnivorous dinosaurs hunted, as well as how scientists have learned about them through fossil studies.

Giant Plant-Eating Dinosaurs

Giant Plant-Eating Dinosaurs
Author: Don Lessem
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467751294

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these giant plant eating dinosaurs face-to-face: Seismosaurus stretched longer than four school buses! Brachiosaurus stood taller than a building with five floors! Argentinosaurus was the biggest animal ever to walk the earth! Plus, you'll get to know Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, Saltasaurus, and Shunosaurus!

Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs

Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs
Author: David West
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2015-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508190283

With foot-long teeth as sharp as knives, the Tyrannosaurus is one of the most well known and ferocious predators. It wasn’t the only carnivorous dinosaur, though. This title covers 10 giant meat eaters who hunted Earth’s lands millions of years before people arrived. This volume presents a high-interest subject through manageable text that’s designed to appeal to young readers. Readers learn the essential facts about each dinosaur species, each of which is depicted through full-color graphics. Nonfiction text features, such as a glossary and comprehensive timeline, accompany the text, giving readers a full understanding of these fascinating creatures that lived long ago.

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs
Author: Thomas R. Holtz
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2001
Genre: Dinosaurs
ISBN: 9780806973913

To this day, dinosaurs remain a never-ending source of fascination to children, who just can't get enough of these compelling creatures. Illustrations, picturing over 60 dinosaur types (including some new discoveries that appear here for the first time in a children's book), maps, and a guide to each individual species--plus an overall introduction to fossils--tell youngsters how and why all the dinosaurs developed as they did. Answer exactly the types of question kids want to know: How big were they? What did they eat? Where did they live? What do their names mean? This lively trip back to the Age of the Dinosaurs, from its beginnings in the Triassic period to the great extinction at the end of the Cretaceous, is guided by one of the major authorities in the field, Dr. Thomas Holtz, vertebrate paleontologist at the University of Maryland, whose specialty is the study of carnivorous dinosaurs.

Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Giant Carnivores

Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Giant Carnivores
Author: David West
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2010-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433949458

Everybody head for cover here comes a T-Rex! Like other giant carnivorous dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus Rex had a large head and powerful jaws filled with long, sharp teeth. Inside this book, stunning illustrations of these frightening hunters are sure to interest readers.

Bigger Than Tyrannosaurus Rex

Bigger Than Tyrannosaurus Rex
Author: Don Lessem
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

In 1993, a giant bone was discovered by an amateur fossil hunter in the badlands of central Argentina. The two paleontologists who were summoned to the site thought it was the thigh of a plant-eating dinosaur, but further examination showed it to be the shin of a previously unknown species of predatory dinosaur. "Bigger Than T-Rex is an account of the excavation of the fossil and the subsequent reconstruction of a dinosaur thought to have been bigger, heavier, and fiercer than the reigning "king" of the meat-eaters, "Tyrannosaurus rex. In clear, easy-to-follow language, dinosaur expert Don Lessem explains how the scientists drew conclusions about the size and habits of the new species, how they came to give it its name-"Giganotosaurus-and how it compared to other dinosaurs. Illustrated with color photographs of the excavation and meticulously painted reconstructions of "Giganotosaurus and other species, here is up-to-the-minute news about dinosaur discoveries for dinophiles of all ages.

Prehistoric Predators

Prehistoric Predators
Author: Brian Switek
Publisher: Applesauce Press
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2015-05-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1604335521

Discover the most dangerous carnivores that ever roamed the Earth in this exciting and action-packed exploration of Prehistoric Predators, featuring a unique cover that feels like dinosaur-skin! The biggest baddies of the prehistoric world -- the carnivores -- come alive in Prehistoric Predators. From favorites like T-Rex and Giganotosaurus, to the ferocious Spinosaurus and terrifying Megalodon, the stunning full-color illustrations from renowned paleoartist Julius Csotonyi make these dangerous creatures spring to life on each page. Bursting with fascinating facts written by National Geographic contributor Brian Switek, dynamic artwork, and a unique dino-skin textured cover, this is the perfect book for dinosaur lovers of every age!

Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs

Giant Meat-Eating Dinosaurs
Author:
Publisher: Windmill Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-12-30
Genre: Carnivorous animals, Fossil
ISBN: 9781607547853

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, and fossil evidence of seventeen large carnivorous dinosaurs, including Allosaurus, Utahraptor, and Albertosaurus.