The Kingfisher First Dinosaur Picture Atlas

This is the perfect first atlas series for young children, illustrated by Smarties Award winning artist Anthony Lewis. The atlases are ideal for use at home and at school. The atlas is organized by continent, and each map is illustrated with colourful pictorial icons showing the different dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures that lived there. Feature spreads then detail one or more of the dinosaurs from that area, giving an in-depth look at the animals that made their home there. Each map includes a simple numbered and lettered grid.

Beautifully illustrated by children's artist Anthony Lewis, with lively age-appropriate text by zoologist and environmentalist David Burnie, the First Dinosaur Picture Atlas explains where dinosaurs came from and how they lived in different habitats across the world. Travel around the globe and identify different species of dinosaur in this absorbing look-and-find book. In addition to the colorful maps showing the world's continents, superb full-page illustrations take readers deeper into the different habitats of the prehistoric world to show how and where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures lived. This look-and-find atlas will delight young children and is the perfect first dinosaur reference book for both home and school.

"Roar around the world with the mightiest beasts ever!"--Cover.

Velociraptor was a swift dinosaur that ate whatever it could catch. Learn about Velociraptor's tail and claws, and how it hunted its food and cared for its young. Written by a world-famous paleontologist, this book brings Velociraptor and its world to life! It also fills a need for easy-to-red nonfiction science that entertains young readers.

Who’s ready for a round-the-world trip of epic dinosaur proportions? Pack your bags, and let’s go! On this adventure, you’ll travel back in time to see more than 40 dinosaurs come to life! The geography book for kids explores each continent, revealing fossil sites and stories on every map. A unique children’s atlas that brings weird and wonderful prehistoric animals into your living room! It includes: • Each chapter explores a continent, showing where dinosaurs appeared at a given time. • Connects each dinosaur to a period — Triassic, Jurassic or Cretaceous. • Specially commissioned maps and 3D locator globes link the prehistoric world to the present-day. • Stunning double-page spreads show dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in dynamic scenes. • Perfect for children ages 9 and up who want to know more about dinosaurs, ice age animals and other prehistoric creatures. • A face-to-face experience with fearsome dinosaurs! Inside the pages of this children’s educational book, you’ll get to stare down a T-Rex in North America, watch out for Velociraptors' slashing claws in the Gobi Desert and trek across the Siberian tundra! You’ll also discover the answers to fascinating questions about dinosaurs. Which plant-eater weighed as much as five elephants? Where was mighty Tyrannosaurus the ultimate hunter? Using specially commissioned maps, the dinosaur atlas for kids reveal the prehistoric world as never before! A modern 3D globe next to each map helps you understand the arrangement of the continents over time and why paleontologists find fossils where they do. The fully updated edition includes the most up-to-date theories and discoveries of dinosaur science, alongside stunning CGI illustrations and maps of all the major fossil sites around the world. Dinosaur and Other Prehistoric Creatures Atlas is so much more than just a book filled with cool maps, stats and fun facts for kids, it’s also a vital source of learning — perfect for children to dip into for school projects! Look out for more titles in this series from DK. Discover planet Earth as you've never seen it before in What's Where on Earth?

Come jaw-to-jaw with an amazing array of awe-inspiring prehistoric reptiles and other incredible creatures in this dramatic trek back in time to the dawn of life on our planet and the age of the dinosaurs. Spectacular, full-color illustrations, photographs, and realistic dinosaur reconstructions based on the latest scientific discoveries bring each creature to life. The text combines hard facts about dinosaurs with interesting and intriguing details about their lifestyle and behavior. Species spreads detail the members of specific dinosaur families, giving information about their habitats and behavior, sizes, and the locations of fossil finds, while special subject spreads focus on various aspects of dinosaur life. Packed with dramatic photographs and illustrations, this colorful volume is an indispensable reference for young dinosaur enthusiasts and a captivating resource for the whole family. Special Features: Comprehensive, chronological encyclopedia of dinosaurs through the ages. Timelines give a visual guide to prehistoric periods. Up-to-the-minute research focuses on the latest finds. Includes glossary and general index.

The Dinosaur Atlas introduces children to dinosaurs and concentrates on the way the world looked during their reign of 160 million years. This atlas is filled with full-color illustrations, facts and trivia; youngsters will grasp the evolution of the dinosaurs and our planet as they follow these amazing creatures across geologically shifting continents.