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A sabertooth cat, woolly mammoth, cave bear, giant Irish elk and 12 other powerful creatures from the prehistoric past are ready to awe and delight sticker fans of all ages.
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This seminal book brings together every important dinosaur find from the last two centuries and from the world's richest fossil sites. The result is a comprehensive, groundbreaking book that details every kind of prehistoric creature known from the age of ... Read more

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Great Intro Book
I am a big paleontology nut, and this is a wonderful book to have.I love the great Illustrations.I like the depth and scope of the animals covered. Like everyone in to paleontology, all I liked at first was dinosaurs, and more dinosaurs.Thisbook covers them, but also the other animals before and after that I now know to be cooler and stranger in their own right.Creodonts and Gorgonopsids are fun too.There were a few species in here I hadn't heard of before, like the possibly limbless mammal Proterix, etc.Like other reviewers, just wish the book was larger sized.

A Brilliant and Exciting Comprehensive Summary
Wow!I did not expect this book to be nearly as good as it is.What makes it so great?In a word -- completeness.Most books in this genre contain a bunch of entries about dinosaurs, and maybe a couple other oddballs thrown in.This book gives an almost unbelievable amount of detail about the most incredible forms of paleozoic, mesozoic, and cenozoic life.You will find hundreds of entries about relatively obscure creatures, from early tetrapods to obscure primitive plesiosaurs to esoteric early mammals.Nearly every important prehistoric group of tetrapods and their successors is addressed in loving detail.Interested in cynodonts?They're there.Rhyncosaurs?Of course.Placodonts?You bet.Gorgonopsids?Plenty.An absolutely wonderful comprehensive survey of land-dwelling vertebrates (along with those that later returned to the sea or took to the air).

Contrary to what some of the other reviews say, the book certainly does NOT contain anything like entries on every prehistoric creature, which would be totally absurd.But it does contain detailed entries on nearly every important vertebrate group on land and their descendants.

Finally, the illustrations are superb.If I had one fault to assign, it's that the book is a little too small.While very thick, a bit more height and width would allow more enjoyment to be taken from the delightful illustrations.

This book will NOT disappoint.

most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia-type book about dinosaurs I've found!
My son has LOTS of dinosaur books, and this one is by far the best. At first, I was disapointed at its smaller-than-usual dimensions, but then I realized it was a GOOD thing! It's easier for his to carry and to look through, and easier on me if I have to shlep it to a restaurant. I can't recommend this highly enough.

This Book's Complete!! Trust Me!!
I bought this book thinking it was complete... and it was! The author describes every dinosaur or prehitoric creature perfectly, he also did an excellent job on the illustrations. This book (I think) is the most complete reference guide to Prehistoric Animals/Dinosaurs. It is hardcover which makes it even better, and it's less than 20.00$. Who wouldn't buy this book?!?! It has the animals in the time period they lived, and it gives alot of information on one animal. It has a color coatted map that tells where the animal lived! The only flaws is that the print is tiny, but that's probably the only HUGE flaw. The author is correct in every sentance he writes! I recommend this book for people that are starting to learn about Dinosaurs/Prehistoric Creatures or others who want to learn more about them!!

Exellent For Starters And Others
When I bought this book I think it would be so and so. Now imagen this, a book that blasts all other books millions of miles away. I loved the book it tells you about not only but "dinosaurs" but other "prehistoric creatures", it even tells about dinosaurs that aren't known well. Each animal in this book has a beautiful watercolor suggesting what the animal may have looked like. The only flaws is that the print is tiny, it doesn't go back waaaaay to the time the first animals lived, and it only covers "vertebrates" not "invertebrates." The flaws are only minor to the excellent illustrations. I would recommend this book to anyone is a starter to dinosaurs or would like to know. ... Read more

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Describes the dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles, examines individual species, and explains how paleontologists made the fossil discoveries leading to our current knowledge. ... Read more

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Text and illustrations present the life of the prehistoric animal known as the megalodon, including information on how it looked, along with its behavior. ... Read more

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Describes various prehistoric sea creatures that lived at the same time as the dinosaurs, including the placodus, mosasaurus, and plesiosaurus. ... Read more

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Open your eyes. You're on earth -- 65 million years in the past...This awesome book takes you on a breathtaking personal journey through the prehistoric world. You'll discover exactly what it was like to go walking with the creatures that roamed the earth after the dinosaurs died! Find out what they ate and how they moved. Discover how they battled to survive. The Walking with Prehistoric Beasts Photo Journal wallows you to experience up close all the wonder -- and danger -- of a world forgotten in time! ... Read more

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This series, "Prehistoric Animals", homes in on animals that lived in our planet's past, how they lived, fought, and eventually became extinct. Each book features detailed illustrations and activity pages. This title is about Ice Age beasts. ... Read more

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Ten little boxes to make, each of a different dinosaur; Introducing children to the fascinating world of dinosaurs are a charming collection of ten press-out dino boxes, with fact cards, glossary and a collectors' box. ... Read more

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One of a series of picture books, in question-and-answer format, which cover a range of topics by moving from a child's immediate surroundings - the body and everyday things in and around the home - out into the wider world. This book focuses on the story of prehistoric animals. ... Read more

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A dot-to-dot activities book featuring extinct prehistoric creatures. Completed pictures are accompanied by information on an animal's name, size, and habitat. There is also a prehistoric crossword puzzle. ... Read more

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stencils depict Arctodus, a meat-eating bear; Smilodon, a huge saber-toothed cat; Pliohippus, the first horse and 3 others.
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Great little book
There are six pre-cut stencils in this sturdy little book from Dover. The pages are easy to remove, very durable, and clearly labeled. The designs themselves are great, bold and fascinating. I used them on a set of jars I had, and they came out beautifully. They make exotic containers for my collection of beads and marbles. The designs included are arctodus (a bear), smilodon (the sabre-tooth cat), mammuthus primigenius (a wooly mammoth), pilohippus (a type of horse), andrewsarchus (a type of wolf), and archaeotherium (which resembles a boar). ... Read more

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Five menacing masks based on actual prehistoric creatures (some with awesome fangs and tusks) include cover-ups for the dire wolf, saber-toothed tiger, a giant bird, an armored rat, and a woolly mammoth. To wear, just punch out mask and eyeholes and add string or a rubber band to fasten. Ideal for costume parties, Halloween, for use as party favors, and more.
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Prehistoric Animals Punch-Out Masks by Christy Shaffer
This is my favorite of Christy Shaffer's books
because it has so many cool animals. My favorite
is the Armored Rat when Miss Shaffer gave a talk
at my school the teacher thought the rat was gross
so that is why I like him best. I like wolves so
he is my next favorite and I also liked the sabre
tooth tiger. So I think this book is really great!!!

Affordable, easy masks, provide great details and fun!
Dire wolves, sabre-tooth cats, and a double page mammoth are only a few of the excellent masks provided through this books.Easy to make, with outstanding details.Nice complement to Ms. Shaffer's "DinosaurMasks" book.Fills a gap in the literature.Great for dress-up,storytimes, or parties!Very affordable. ... Read more

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Who doesn't love dinosaurs?! In this 48-page unit, dinosaurs come alive to teach cross-curricular lessons in math, science, language, art and critical thinking. Three activities are outlined for each of four favorite books about dinosaurs, such as Patrick's Dinosaurs by Carol Carrick and The Magic School Bus In the Time of the Dinosaurs by Joanna Cole. There are four pages of reproducible dinosaur cards. The 16 cards each depict a different prehistoric animal in accurate line art. They can be used in several activities, including How Many Syllables Do You Hear? Sentences that Describe, and Dinosaur Concentration. Additional topics include Other Prehistoric Animals, such as the Woolly Mammoth and the Saber-Toothed Tiger, Fossils, and theories about the extinction of dinosaurs. Hands on science and art lessons include Make Fossil Bones, using a plaster of Paris cast, and Three-Dimensional Dinosaurs, which can be made from clay, aluminum foil or pipe cleaners. There are dinosaur riddles, a crossword puzzle, activity centers, a bulletin board, patterns for counting and a two-sided, full-color pull-out poster that shows the relative size of various dinosaurs on one side and the skeletons of prehistoric animals on the other. There is a page of teaching suggestions for the poster, a bibliography, and complete, step-by-step instructions for all activities. All pages are perforated for easy removal. Who would have thought you could fit so much about dinosaurs into just one book! ... Read more