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The Story of Dinosaurs Catherine Barr

The Story of Dinosaurs By Catherine Barr

The Story of Dinosaurs by Catherine Barr


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Summary

From the bestselling Story of series comes The Story of Dinosaurs, an accessible introduction to the prehistoric beasts that ruled our planet for millions of years.

The Story of Dinosaurs Summary

The Story of Dinosaurs: A first book about prehistoric beasts by Catherine Barr

This brilliant book introduces the dinosaurs that once roamed our planet. Using bitesize text and beautifully bright illustrations, this is the perfect book for dinosaur lovers everywhere.

The world was once full of magnificent beasts, big and small, who stomped across the land, soared through the skies and swam through waters deep and murky. Dinosaurs witnessed the shaping of our mountains, continents, seas and deserts and eventually an asteroid that would wipe out half of all life on Earth. This is the exciting and dramatic story of dinosaurs and how they lived on our planet.

Journey back in time to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and come face-to-face with prehistorys most spectacular dinosaurs. Read about when they lived, where they lived, what they ate and how you can see clues of these prehistoric creatures in our modern world.

With fact-packed text by Catherine Barr and Steve Williams and vibrant illustrations by Amy Husband, readers will walk across continents with a titanosaurus, stalk prey with a T-rex and care for a baby velociraptor. This is an engaging first look at the incredible world of dinosaurs, written especially for young children.

About Catherine Barr

Catherine Barrworked at Greenpeace International for seven years as a wildlife and forestry campaigner and has a long-running interest in environmental issues. While working as an editor at the Natural History Museum, she researched and wrote two major summer exhibitions:Dinosaurs of the Gobi DesertandMyths and Monsters. Her previous books for Frances Lincoln Children's BooksincludeThe Story of Inventions, The Story of LifeandThe Story of Climate Change.She lives on a hill near Hay-on-Wye in Herefordshire with her partner and two daughters.

Amy Husband studied Graphic Art at Liverpool School of Art. Her first picture book, Dear Miss, was winner of the Cambridgeshire Childrens Picture Book Award in 2010, and she also wrote and illustrated Dear Santa, in the same series. Amy lives in the East Yorkshire countryside with her husband James, working from her home studio.

Steve Williamsis a biologist with a degree in Marine Biology and Applied Zoology from the University of Wales. His lifelong love of wildlife was further inspired by eight years at sea, after which he trained as a teacher, and now teaches science in a rural comprehensive school in Wales. He is a beekeeper and lives near Hay-on-Wye with his wife and two daughters.

Additional information

GOR013951721
9780711290877
0711290873
The Story of Dinosaurs: A first book about prehistoric beasts by Catherine Barr
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Quarto Publishing PLC
2024-08-08
40
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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