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From fearsome T-Rex to powerful Ankylosaurus and enormous
Quetzalcoatlus, you can complete some of fiercest, hugest and most
incredible dinosaurs of the prehistoric age with this roar-some
sticker book. Finish the exciting pictures with over 150 stickers
of sharp teeth, swishing tails, horns, scales and claws, and find
out fascinating dinosaur facts and statistics on each page.
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy
bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of
Mary Anning, the mother of paleontology and daring fossil hunter.
When Mary was little, her family was very poor. She used to help
her dad to comb for shells and bones up high on dangerous cliffs.
After receiving a book as a gift from a kind benefactor, Mary
learned all about fossils. She continued to hunt for them and made
the startling discovery of a complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur.
Sadly, she wasn't allowed to study along with all the other men,
but she carried on making her own discoveries - including dinosaur
poo! - and advising the Geological Society when they needed help.
It took a lifetime to receive recognition but we all remember her
now as the mother of paleontology. This roar-some book features
stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back,
including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a
detailed profile of the paleontologist's life. Little People, BIG
DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that
explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists
to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible
things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This
empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all
ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple
sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The
hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers.
Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by
theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun
learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these
role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of
outstanding people who will change the world with Little People,
BIG DREAMS!
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A Dinosaur A Day
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Miranda Smith; Illustrated by Jenny Wren, Xuan Le, Max Rambaldi, Juan Calle, …
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A dinosaur for every day of the year! Dip in each day to discover a
new dinosaur and enjoy sharing with friends or family. Immerse
yourself in this unforgettable year-long encounter with the most
astonishing creatures ever to walk the Earth. From ferocious
Tyrannosaurus to gentle giant Titanosaurus. You'll find familiar
and lesser-known names, alongside newly discovered species, all
brought to life with stunning illustrations and fascinating facts.
With beautiful illustrations of every dinosaur and gorgeous
packaging, this is the ULTIMATE gift for dinosaur fans aged 6 and
up.
Meet Ginger the Tricarrotops and the mighty Vegesaurs in this
picture book adventure, based on the animated TV series Ginger the
Tricarrotops is on the run from a herd of hungry Pea-Rexes - but
what happens when three mischievous baby Peas decide they want to
be her friend? Based on the preschool animated series, Vegesaurs:
Ginger Meets the Pea-Rexes! is a funny picture book that captures
all the adventure and humour of the TV episodes, with themes of
friendship, play and healthy eating. Read the exciting story and
then enjoy the extra content, including character facts and reading
tips. Fans of this book will also enjoy Vegesaurs: Baby Bok's
Flying Lesson, another picture book adventure based on the
brilliant TV series.
When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies is an exquisitely illustrated
exploration of how dinosaurs evolved flight and eventually became
the birds we live with today. What are birds, and where did they
come from? Discover fascinating facts about bird evolution,
including: How the oldest bird fossils are about 150 million years
old. That birds evolved from a group of meat-eating dinosaurs
called theropods. That's the same group that Tyrannosaurus Rex
belonged to, although birds evolved from small theropods. How these
ancient birds looked quite a lot like small, feathered dinosaurs
and they had much in common. Their mouths still contained sharp
teeth. That over time, birds lost their teeth and evolved beaks.
And more! The story of bird evolution is fascinating, and When
Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies explores this incredible history in a
digestible, accessible way. This book from the successful
Incredible Evolution series proves that fact can definitely be
stranger and more exciting than fiction! Can you imagine coming
face-to-face with a toothy pigeon?! Through digestible information
and absorbing illustrations, young readers will be given an insight
into how dinosaurs evolved flight and conquered the skies. This
book is from the Incredible Evolution series, a fascinating,
informative collection of books which examine the development of
life on eart. Other titles available include: When Plants Took Over
the Planet, When We Became Humans, and When the Whales Walked.
One in a series of illustrated dictionaries for children, this
volume focuses on prehistoric life. It contains around 850 entries
all alphabetically arranged and special features to encourage usage
and understanding.
Journey back in time to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous
periods with Illumisaurus, coming face-to-face with prehistory's
most spectacular dinosaurs, plants and animals. Bring this lost
world to kaleidoscopic life with your magic three-colour viewing
lens (included). With your lens in hand, discover amazing places
and the creatures that roamed them many millions of years ago. Your
green lens reveals a location, spanning 9 ancient land masses
across millions of years. Learn how these places transformed over
time to become the habitats of the most spectacular life on Earth.
Your red lens brings to life the mightiest beasts ever to walk the
planet: the dinosaurs. Meet a T. rex up close, run with packs of
velociraptors and marvel at the gigantic brachiosaurus as you
discover how these animals came to rule the Earth. Your blue lens
uncovers the wildlife that lived alongside and after the dinosaurs,
including monstrous dragonflies, woolly mammoths and fungi taller
than trees. Fact pages fill in the details and guide you through a
world bursting with life and colour. The latest in the bestselling
Illumi series, Illumisaurus is a hidden-world adventure with a
fascinating scientific angle, and the perfect gift fordinosaur
enthusiasts 7 years and older. Innovative illustrations from
award-winning design duo Carnovsky make this a natural history like
no other, with hundreds of places, plants and creatures to discover
on three layers of detailed artwork. How many dinosaurs will you
find on your prehistoric journey? See 3 images in 1 with the
eye-boggling Illumi series, featuring magic-lens artwork from
creative design duo Carnovsky. Dinosaurs, animals, the human body,
and even ghosts are envisioned like never before in this
groundbreaking series. The explosions of colour on each page are in
fact three distinct layers of illustrations, each exploring a
different aspect of a fascinating subject. Use the three-colour
lens to reveal the hidden details on each one, then read all about
the topic on in-depth fact pages. There's always something new to
discover in Illumi! Also available from the Illumi series:
Illuminatlas, Illuminature, Illuminightmare and Illumanatomy.
Dee and Gus want to be the stars of the Dino Valley charity show.
But will they give anyone else the chance to shine? Find out in
this latest addition to the popular Dinosaur Tales series.
Shark fans will quickly become shark experts with this informative,
inventive and entertaining take on an animal book! Do you know all
there is to know about sharks? They're all giant, cold-blooded
creatures that enjoy eating humans, right? Well, this book is here
to show you that you're WRONG! But don't worry, But don't worry,
even the experts can't be right all the time . . . So, let's
uncover the truth! From terrifying teeth to brilliant brain power,
discover how everything you think you know about sharks is actually
untrue in this in-depth, ingenious book. With fascinating, friendly
and easy-to-understand text written by zoologist Dr. Nick Crumpton
and amazingly detailed colour artwork on every page, this
beautifully produced hardback gift book with an stunning tactile
cover will impress shark fans of any age. Also available in this
series: Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong! and
Everything You Know About Minibeasts is Wrong!
Join Max and T.Rex for a Choctastic Easter in the next picture book
in the Dear Dinosaur series, written by Chae Strathie and
illustrated by Nicky O'Byrne! When Max finds out that Dinosaurs
normally eat twigs, stones and creepy-crawlies - EW! - he wants
them to be able to try a tasty treat for a change. Max sends T.Rex
some of his favourite sweets, chocolate buttons, to share with the
other dinosaurs! But T.Rex isn't great at sharing his new favourite
food with the other dinosaurs ... oh no! So Max shows T.Rex that
chocolate is THE BEST, but SHARING it makes it taste better! A
brilliant new edition to the bestselling Dear Dinosaur series, with
an Easter adventure! Written with a mixture of letters, emails and
postcards sent between Max and his best friend, T.Rex The perfect
gift for dinosaur loving toddlers Funny text with bold and bright
illustrations
The original, award-winning Felt Flap series - perfect for babies
and toddlers! Each title in this stylish series has five spreads
with friendly characters to find behind colourful felt flaps. In
Where's Mrs T-rex?, you're on the look out for Mr Stegasaurus, Mrs
Diplodocus, Mr Triceratops and Mrs T rex herself! Lift the final
flap and there's a surprise mirror - always a hit with the little
ones. Parents adore these books because they are beautiful but
tough enough to withstand even the most enthusiastic of young
readers. And children love them because they are just so much fun.
Other titles in the series include, Felt Flaps Where's Mr Lion?,
Felt Flaps Where's Mr Unicorn? and Felt Flaps Where's Mrs Ladybird?
Felt Flaps Where's Mr Lion? won Sainsbury's Children's Book of the
Year 2017 The felt flaps in this sturdy board board are perfect for
little ones to turn and tug, which means you can get even the
tiniest tot into books and finding the activity fun. Ingela
Arrhenius' illustrations are a real bonus. They are bright and
retro and sure to capture your baby's attention. A perfect book to
share with very little ones.BookTrust
Explore the science behind the world of the dinosaurs in this
fantastically funny first introduction to palaeontology! Travel
back to the Mesozoic era and discover what life was like in the
time of the dinosaurs. Learn about the other living things that
roamed Earth alongside the dinosaurs, from non-flowering plants and
giant flying and marine reptiles to the mammals and insects. You
even find out about the animals that ate dinosaurs! For budding
palaeontologists aged 6 and up, this series will explore all things
dinosaur: from fossil finds and coprolites (that's poo) to
exploring the mind-boggling stats of these mega-reptiles. But let's
not forget the science too, as we'll be learning about dinosaur
biology, motion, evolution, classification, among other things
along the way. Humorous illustrations and speech bubbles will take
this exciting topic to the next level! Written by Dr Dave Hone,
palaeontologist and senior zoology lecturer at Queen Mary
University of London; a specialist in the behaviour of dinosaurs
and pterosaurs who has named 18 species of extinct reptile to date.
Packed with facts and tantalising anecdotes from experts and
bursting with colour photographs, learn all about dinosaurs in this
fresh take on the subject that kids with love. It's time to learn
everything about dinosaurs! Each book in the National Geographic
Kids Everything series has more than 100 pictures, an explorer's
corner with from-the-field anecdotes and tips, fun facts
throughout, maps and infographics, an illustrated diagram, a photo
gallery, cool comparisons, a behind-the-scenes photograph, an
interactive glossary, and more.
Travel back to the land before time to discover real dinosaur
stories from the world of palaeontology - featuring T. rex,
Stegosaurus, and Triceratops! Written by Kallie Moore, fossil
expert and host of PBS Eons on YouTube, Tales of the Prehistoric
World contains stories of incredible prehistoric beasts, including
the shark with a circular saw in its mouth, the dinosaurs that
turned into gemstones, and the pterosaurs the size of aeroplanes.
The book also whizzes back in time even further to meet the first
walking fish, before speeding forwards to hang out with mammoths.
Along the way you'll discover if you have what it takes to be a
palaeontologist!
A masterpiece of storytelling with evocative and stunning
illustrations, destined to be read for years to come.
The wishing stars burn bright tonight, the air is thick with dreams,
And a deeply sleeping dinosaur is waking up, it seems . . .
In a town by the seaside, Marianne is often seen foraging on the beach.
But she isn't playing with children her own age. Instead Marianne is
alone, and digging for dinosaur bones to build a special sort of
companion. Then, one night, she goes to sleep wishing with all her
heart that her dinosaur might come to life . . .
A very rare and special book where the words and pictures take you on a
magical journey far beyond the page.
The perfect rhyming children's book for little dino lovers! We're
off to find a DINOSAUR! They can't be hard to spot. They're really
big and stomp around. We'll probably find a LOT! Join two little
dino-fans determined to spot some dinosaurs on their day out at the
park. It isn't long before they're in luck . . . behind the swings
is an OVIRAPTOR! Oh, wait, no, it's not a oviraptor . . . it's just
a PIGEON. On closer inspection, there don't seem to be ANY
dinosaurs at all! But with helpful tip from a fellow dino-spotter,
they find themselves somewhere very special . . . a place where
spotting dinosaurs is always absolutely guaranteed! Binoculars at
the ready for a fun-filled rhyming romp . . . full of dinosaurs
(yes, really!). We're Going on a Bear Hunt meets Ten Little
Dinosaurs with the 'not-all-it-seems' silliness of Shark in the
Park! Publishing alongside Jurassic World: Dominion, in cinemas
June 22.
A fact-packed fun book of dinosaur themed puzzles. Test your
knowledge and get thinking with this fact-packed National
Geographic Kids fun book of dinosaur themed puzzles. T-Rex,
diplodocus, velociraptor, stegosaurus, pterodactyls and more: all
the favourite dinosaurs are here! Inside are brain-tickling quizzes
as well as number games, crosswords and word searches, in various
levels of difficulty and with fascinating facts along the way.
Ideal for age 7 and up.
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