Children's Nonfiction Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
How Big Were Dinosaurs?
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2013
- Category
- Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781596437197
- Publish Date
- Aug 2013
- List Price
- $26.99
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Where to buy it
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 6 to 9
- Grade: 1 to 4
Description
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a Velociraptor for a walk, or try to brush a Tyrannosaur's teeth? We think of dinosaurs as colossal giants, but how big were they REALLY?
With kid-friendly text and seriously silly illustrations, this fact-filled book puts dinosaurs next to modern animals so that you can see exactly how they size up. And a huge fold-out chart compares the dinos to each other, from the tiniest Microraptor to Argentinosaurus, the largest animal to ever walk the land.
An NPR Best Book of 2013
About the author
Author and illustrator Lita Judge has a degree in geology from Oregon State University and has worked as an environmental geologist and a paleobotanist. Her fascination with dinosaurs led her to work on paleontology digs with the Tyrell Museum at Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada. Lita writes and illustrates children’s books from her home in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Awards
- Long-listed, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
- Winner, NPR Best Book of the Year
Editorial Reviews
“[a] lighthearted but factual look at dinosaur size.” —Publishers Weekly
“Dino-philes, assemble!” —Kirkus