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Children's Nonfiction Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

How Big Were Dinosaurs?

illustrated by Lita Judge

Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2013
Category
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781596437197
    Publish Date
    Aug 2013
    List Price
    $26.99

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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.

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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

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