Dinosaurs Never Died (It's True!)
Author(s): John Long
It's True! Dinosaurs are still with us today - in the shape of birds. The eighth title in the exciting new non-fiction series is full of astounding information about dinosaurs from the latest discoveries to evidence of dinosaur battles and how to become a palaeontologist. Pssst! It's True! This is the best book on Dinosaurs you'll ever read! Fossil smugglers caught!Dino battle of the century! Skeletons sell for millions!Stegosaurus footprints stolen! Dinosaurs are still making headlines, 65 million years after they all died out. (Or did they?) New fossil discoveries reveal ancient secrets from the long-ago times when 80-tonne titanosaurids and chicken-sized raptors shared the Earth with killers like Tyrannosaurus rex. Dig up the dirt on Jurassic giants and Triassic tyrants.
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"How can a young reader not pause to pick up any of the It's True!nonfiction series? They have what must surely be the funkiest, attention-grapping titles on any bookshelf loads of utterly fascinating information and trivia delivered in a most engaging flip style. Great fun yet authoritatively researched Cover to cover, they are simply irresistible." Kevin Steinberger, Magpiesvol 20, No. 3, July 2005.
John Long grew up in Melbourne and began collecting fossils when he was seven. He found his first dinosaur bones near Inverloch, Victoria, when he was a university student. He worked as a palaeontologist in Canberra, Tasmania and WA. Today he lives in Perth and works at the WA Museum. He is the author of several books for adults and children.
General Fields
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- : Allen & Unwin
- : Allen & Unwin
- : 0.13
- : 31 July 2004
- : 195mm X 129mm X 7mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : John Long
- : Paperback
- : 4
- : Travis Tischler
- : 96
- : 40 illustrations, photos
