With a lively rhyming text and vibrant paper collage illustrations, author-artist Bob Barner shakes the dust off the dinosaur bones found in museums and reminds us that they once belonged to living, breathing creatures. Filled with fun dinosaur facts (a T. Rex skull can weigh up to 750 pounds!) and an informational "Dinometer," Dinosaur Bones is sure to make young dinosaur enthusiasts roar with delight.

Text and photographs explore the world of the dinosaurs, focusing on such aspects as their teeth, feet, eggs, and fossils. From cover to cover, this openly invites the reader to discover the delights of dinosaurs. The visual appeal is impressive. The text is informative. Fossilization, skeleton reconstruction, and a superb time scale round out a stunning and compelling book. Complete, authoritative, exact, and imaginative, it is sure to survive when...

Less than 200 years ago, nobody knew that dinosaurs had ever existed. Then someone found a bone. A HUGE bone. A bone so big it could not have come from a hippo or an elephant. What could it belong to? One scientist had a theory. He said that before there were any people, huge reptiles lived on the earth. Today we call them dinosaurs! Here is a fascinating book about fossils and what they can tell us about dinosaurs.

Discusses the work of paleontologists who have found dinosaur bones and fossils in Canada, Argentina, and the Gobi Desert.

"Paleontologist Susan Hendrickson was excited when she found a few Tyrannosaurus Rex bones in South Dakota's Badlands. But after she and her team dug deeper, Susan realized she had discovered the largest and most complete T. rex skeleton ever found! The team named it Sue. Follow along on this graphic adventure based on a true story to discover the fossils from this giant dinosaur. Then, take a trip back in time to learn all about the creatures that...

Describes how the fossil remains of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex was discovered by Susan Hendrickson in South Dakota.

Explores the origins of life on earth, from the first algae to the first humans.

Discusses the work of paleontologists searching in the Sahara desert for dinosaur fossils in 2000.

Documents the discovery and excavation of Seismosaurus, the longest dinsoaur ever found, and reconstructs its appearance and habitat.