Smithsonian Kids Prehistoric Deep Sea

Smithsonian Kids Prehistoric Deep Sea
Author: Thea Feldman
Publisher: Smithsonian Kids Deluxe Activi
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781680529463

"Let's explore the prehistoric sea and meet some of the species who lived and swam there."--Back cover.

Smithsonian Kids to the Moon and Back

Smithsonian Kids to the Moon and Back
Author: Jaye Garnett
Publisher: Deluxe Activity Board Book
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781680522358

The Smithsonian invites little ones to learn about traveling to the moon You'll discover fascinating facts about astronauts and outer space. This book features an interactive element, such as a pull tab or lift-a-flap, in every scene. Explore the night sky. Learn about space travel. Discover astronaut fun facts. Curiosity helps kids shine

Sea Dragons

Sea Dragons
Author: Richard Ellis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2003
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780700612697

In the days when dinosaurs dominated the earth, their marine counterparts - every bit as big and ferocious - reigned supreme in prehistoric seas. In this book, Richard Ellis takes us back to the Mesozoic era to resurrect the fascinating lives of these giant seagoing reptiles. fierce predators, speculates on their habits, and tells how they eventually became extinct - or did they? He traces the 200-million-year history of the great ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs who swam the ancient oceans - and who may, according to some, still frequent the likes of Loch Ness. animal that looked like a crocodile crossed with a shark the size of a small yacht. With its impossibly long neck, Plesiosaurus conybeari has been compared to a giant snake threaded through the body of a turtle. At a length of nearly 60 feet, Mosasaurus hoffmanni boasted powerful jaws that could crunch up even the hardest-shelled giant sea turtle. And Kronosaurus queenslandicus, perhaps the most formidable of the lot, had a skull nine feet long - more than twice that of Tyrannosaurus rex - with teeth to match. reconstruct their lives and habitats. Their fossils have been found all over the world - in Europe, Australia, Japan and even Kansas - in lands that once lay on the floors of Jurassic and Triassic seas. Along the way, the book also provides intriguing insights into and entertaining tales about the work, discoveries and competing theories that compose the world of vertebrate paleontology. The text is also accompanied by Ellis' own illustrations of how these creatures probably appeared and, through these likenesses, we are invited to speculate on their locomotion, their predatory habits and their lifestyles.

Prehistoric Sea Reptiles

Prehistoric Sea Reptiles
Author: David West
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2015-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508190453

Prehistoric sea reptiles swam the world’s oceans during the time of the dinosaurs. This text presents 10 of the most fascinating sea reptiles, including the Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus. The text’s manageable language and layout present facts about sea reptiles in a way that’s easy for young readers to understand. A simple timeline and glossary help readers further explore the reptiles they’ve read about. A full-color graphic accompanies facts about each creature, which allows readers to fully comprehend creatures from another time.

Smithsonian Kids T. REX

Smithsonian Kids T. REX
Author: Patricia J. Murphy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Board book
ISBN: 9781680527056

Touch, read, and discover all about the incredible T.rex with your toddler and Smithsonian Kids Featuring special embossing to highlight fun facts about these "kings of the dinosaurs," this book engages both verbal and tactile learning skills. Embossed textures and bright, detailed photographs and renderings from Smithsonian are sure to engage, entertain, and educate your curious toddler. Embossed pictures allow your toddler to touch and feel as they learn. Learn surprising facts about these amazing prehistoric creatures. Facts and images from Smithsonian Kids are sure to educate and entertain. Our First Discovery books engage your toddler's verbal and tactile learning skills with fun facts for you to read paired with textured embossing over the images. Practice preschool and kindergarten skills with Smithsonian

Smithsonian Dinosaurs and Other Amazing Creatures from Deep Time

Smithsonian Dinosaurs and Other Amazing Creatures from Deep Time
Author: National Museum of Natural History
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2019-05-28
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1588346625

A fun, pocket-sized book presenting the remarkable dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed Earth billions of years ago Smithsonian Dinosaurs and Other Amazing Creatures from Deep Time traces the journey of life on Earth from its origins some 4.6 billion years ago. Beginning with the first evidence of life in the form of single-celled microbes, it moves through the Cambrian era's explosion of biodiversity around 540 million years ago through the mass extinction event 252 million years ago that cleared the stage for the first turtles, pterosaurs, and other dinosaurs and mammals of the Triassic era. It offers a rare look at some of the world's most fascinating creatures: from sauropods, the largest creatures to ever walk the land, to the top carnivorous predator Tyrannosaurus rex, as well as the mastodons, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, walrus-whales, and other beasts that seem outlandish to us now. Profiling these and many other fascinating creatures throughout prehistory, the book is sure to delight young dinosaur enthusiasts.

Super Shark Encyclopedia

Super Shark Encyclopedia
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1465443185

A jaw-dropping visual voyage of fun facts discovery exploring the deep waters of the sea and the mysterious creatures that live in it. Uncover our oceans' secrets in this kid's book with a remarkable array of 80 sharks as well as other fascinating sea creatures that lurk in her depths! This comprehensive encyclopedia for children covers a diverse range of ocean inhabitants in mesmerizing detail. Incredible 3D digital images, breath-taking photography, and intricate cutaways reveal more about the species of the ocean depths than ever before, complemented by informative kid-friendly profile text to turn your little ones into ocean experts! Super Shark is so much more than just an educational e-book about sharks. From Barrel Shrimp to Blue Sharks, Starfish to Bat Fish, and Hammerhead Sharks to deep-sea monsters, rays, and eels, this ebook includes unbelievable facts about animal behavior and anatomy. New x-ray artworks utilize cross-sections to strip layers away and show key anatomical features in great detail. It highlights the deadliest predators and the most venomous creatures and explains how and why their bodies work the way they do. The combination of spectacular photography and clear authoritative text truly makes Super Shark the ultimate visual guide to the oceans' most peculiar creatures and their stories. What are you waiting for? Dive in and become an expert of the deep blue! Explore - Discover - Learn! Super Shark takes you deep beneath the waves to meet some of the most amazing and unusual creatures on the planet. Find out how a hammerhead searches for prey, and discover what makes the pufferfish such a prickly fellow. Learn about the fastest fish in the water and get right under the skin of one of the deadliest predators of the sea - the great white shark! These are some of the crazy creatures you'll encounter in this kid's reference ebook: - The Basking Shark, whose open mouth is so big a child could stand up in it - The Tiger Shark, who happens to be the least fussy eater - The Narwhal, affectionately known as the unicorn of the sea - The Great White Shark, who can jump 10ft (3m) out of the water This ebook sits on the esteemed "Children's Book Council Children's Choices List Selection" - an International Literary Association. This is but one of the DK Super series of ebooks for kids! Add Super Human, Super Space, Super Bug, Super Earth, and more to your collection to learn more about the world around you.

Demons of the Deep

Demons of the Deep
Author: Timothy J. Bradley
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781433348969

A series that explores some of the strange creatures that survive in some of the most dangerous and harshest environments on earth. Original.

Smithsonian Kids Let's Go to Our Zoo

Smithsonian Kids Let's Go to Our Zoo
Author: Thea Feldman
Publisher: Smithsonian Kids
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-05-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781680526035

"Let's look inside our national zoo!" -- Page 4 of cover.

Smithsonian Kids Trains

Smithsonian Kids Trains
Author: Rose Nestling
Publisher: Smithsonian Kids First Discove
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781680524963

Does your little one love trains? Then come touch, read, and discover all about trains and their history with your toddler and Smithsonian Kids Embossed textures and bright, detailed photographs from Smithsonian are sure to engage, entertain, and educate your curious Preschooler or Kindergartner. Special embossed textures help engage in both verbal and tactile learning skills. Learn about the different types of city trains, freight trains and take a look inside the passenger train cars. Everyone will enjoy learning the history about trains and railways in Trains Then and Now. Embossed pictures allow your toddler to touch and feel as they learn Fun facts and pictures from Smithsonian Kids are sure to educate and entertain even the littlest train enthusiast Trains have been around for hundreds of years so there are lots to discover. Learn surprising facts about trains new and old First Discovery books engage your toddlers verbal and tactile learning skills with fun facts for you to read paired with textured embossing over the images Check out other fascinating subjects to explore in our Smithsonian Kids First Discovery Books series from Cottage Door Press