Orem Library

People have been finding fossils for thousands of years. When scientists found claws that were 3 feet long, they thought they had found a massive turtle. After more bones were found, they realized that the claws belonged to a dinosaur that weighed more than 10,000 pounds. This book explores the history of some of the most massive creatures that walked the lands, and how they are related to (or are even examples of) modern living things.

"Simple text and bold illustrations take young readers on a tour through the time of the dinosaurs"--Page [2] of cover.

"Learn all about the ancient animals known as Pterosaurs, from where they lived to how they hunted for food."--

Presents information on Triceratops, including physical characteristics, diet, habitat, known social organization, close relatives, and areas where fossils have been found.

Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic tree house, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.

"In just the past twenty years, we have learned more about dinosaurs than we did in the previous two centuries. This book describes the extraordinary advances in paleontology that are beginning to solve many of the mysteries surrounding these marvelous prehistoric creatures, from their ways of communicating to their mating habits, the color of their skin, their migration patterns and extinction. How did dinosaurs rear their young? What did they eat?...

Dinosaurs outline the basic principles of good manners by demonstrating how to behave and how not to act.

Illustrations and rhythmic text depict dinosaurs from ankylosaurus to plesiosaurus and tyrannosaurus stomping, swooshing, plodding, and lunging through the landscape.

"Dinosaurs compete in genres of dance from hip-hop to ballet to swing dancing and more at the Dino-Dancing Finale"--

Find out what it would be like to live among the dinosaurs, with the help of science and computer-aided graphics.