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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Natural history & pets > Dinosaurs & the prehistoric world

My First Dinosaur Atlas (Hardcover): My First Dinosaur Atlas (Hardcover)
R467 R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Save R54 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Roar around the world to meet the mightiest, the fiercest and deadliest beasts of all time! Travel the world in prehistoric times to meet the dinosaurs that ruled the land, the reptiles that terrorised the seas and the pterosaurs that filled the skies. Seek and find the dinosaur fossils left for us to learn about these awesome creatures, and play the 'spot the dinosaur' game to discover all your favourites. Filled with fascinating facts about 132 dinosaurs, you will learn where they lived, what they ate and how to pronounce their names.

Gastornis (Hardcover): Grace Hansen Gastornis (Hardcover)
Grace Hansen
R858 R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Save R117 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Make Your Own Clay Dinosaur (Paperback): Igloo Books Make Your Own Clay Dinosaur (Paperback)
Igloo Books
R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Ships in 5 - 7 working days

With a card skeleton to build, four pots of bright, no-mess clay, wobbly eyes and a fantastic step-by-step book, Make Your Own Clay Dino is great value.

Dinosaurs (Hardcover, New ed): Stephanie Turnbull Dinosaurs (Hardcover, New ed)
Stephanie Turnbull; Illustrated by Uwe Mayer
R190 R159 Discovery Miles 1 590 Save R31 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How big were dinosaurs and what did they eat? Which were friendly and which were scary? For children beginning to read on their own, this book is an exciting introduction to dinosaurs. Illustrated with fabulous photos and artwork. Easy-to-read text specially written with the help of a reading expert. Internet links to carefully selected websites with pictures, information and activities.

Rory the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad (Board book): Liz Climo Rory the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad (Board book)
Liz Climo
R200 R169 Discovery Miles 1 690 Save R31 (16%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Perfect for Father's Day or for any toddler craving independence, here is an adorable board book about a young dinosaur who wants to go on an adventure all by himself for the first time. Meet Rory the Dinosaur. He loves spending time with his dad, but today he wants to go on an adventure all on his own. Rory can't wait to tell his dad about all the things he's doing by himself, like crossing rivers and finding shelter from the rain. But little does Rory know, his father is never far behind. There's nothing Rory's dad won't do for his intrepid son. Liz Climo celebrates the bond between father and child with her adorable, deceptively simple illustrations in this timeless story of a child's quest for independence. Don't Miss!: Rory the Dinosaur Wants a Pet Rory the Dinosaur Needs a Christmas Tree

Brrr! - A brrrilliantly funny story about dinosaurs, knitting and space (Paperback): Kes Gray Brrr! - A brrrilliantly funny story about dinosaurs, knitting and space (Paperback)
Kes Gray; Illustrated by Nick East
R220 R201 Discovery Miles 2 010 Save R19 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

From the bestselling author of the OI FROG AND FRIENDS series comes a roaringly funny new picture book, jam-packed with dinosaurs . . . Brrr! The Ice Age is coming, the temperatures are dropping and the dinosaurs are frrreezing. Only one thing will keep them warm - woolly jumpers! But dinosaurs can't knit, can they? Find out what REALLY happened to the dinosaurs in an out-of-this-world adventure, featuring dinosaurs, knitting and a trip to outer space. Kes Gray's OI FROG AND FRIENDS series has sold over 1.5 million copies.

Ferocious Dinosaurs (Paperback): Ferocious Dinosaurs (Paperback)
R92 Discovery Miles 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Dinosaur Department Store (Paperback): Richard Merritt, Lily Murray The Dinosaur Department Store (Paperback)
Richard Merritt, Lily Murray 1
R249 R208 Discovery Miles 2 080 Save R41 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Eliza Jane was an unusual child. Some called her wilful, some called her wild!

Our feisty heroine Eliza Jane isn't your average child. Instead of a cute, fluffy bunny, she has her heart firmly set on a prehistoric pet. Join Eliza Jane and her parents on a marvellous magical tour of their local dinosaur department store.

From huge, stomping sauropods stretching their necks to a pair of loved-up Ankylosaurs called Maud and Frank, there are plenty of amazing dinosaurs for Eliza Jane to choose from. But this wild child is hatching a fantastic plan of her own.

With the rich and vivid art of bestselling illustrator Richard Merritt and a witty rhyming text by picture book author Lily Murray, this truly wild picture book will appeal to dino-loving, adventurous children everywhere.

First Dinosaur Picture Atlas - Meet 125 Fantastic Dinosaurs From Around the World (Paperback): David Burnie First Dinosaur Picture Atlas - Meet 125 Fantastic Dinosaurs From Around the World (Paperback)
David Burnie
R275 R248 Discovery Miles 2 480 Save R27 (10%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

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 the globe and spot different species of dinosaur in this absorbing look-and-find book. In addition to the colourful 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 atlas will delight young children and is the perfect first dinosaur reference book for both home and school.

Hello, Dinosaurs! (Board book): Sam Boughton Hello, Dinosaurs! (Board book)
Sam Boughton; Illustrated by Sam Boughton
R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dot to Dot Dinosaurs (Paperback, New Edition): Jenny Tyler Dot to Dot Dinosaurs (Paperback, New Edition)
Jenny Tyler; Illustrated by Graham Round
R155 R129 Discovery Miles 1 290 Save R26 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This bright, friendly activity book is both entertaining and educational. Young children will have lots of fun joining the dots and finding the hidden pictures - and developing their number skills and pencil control at the same time.

The Big Book of Dinosaurs (Hardcover): Dk The Big Book of Dinosaurs (Hardcover)
Dk
R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gutsy Girls Go For Science: Paleontologists - With Stem Projects for Kids (Paperback): Karen Bush Gibson Gutsy Girls Go For Science: Paleontologists - With Stem Projects for Kids (Paperback)
Karen Bush Gibson; Illustrated by Hui Li
R402 R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Save R23 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Hands-on science projects pair up with inspiring biographies of female paleontologists in a full-color book for ages 8 to 11 that will have kids digging in their own backyards and making real-world learning connections!

Who were the first people to walk upright? What kind of life existed millions of years ago? How have organisms changed through the eons? These are the kinds of questions that keep paleontologists awake at night! In Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Paleontologists with STEM Projects for Kids, readers ages 8 to 11 meet five female paleontologists who made breakthrough discoveries of ancient life from millions of years ago, including Mary Anning, Mignon Talbot, Tilly Edinger, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, and Mary Leakey. These women all led fascinating lives while working in the field and in the lab, often facing challenges because of their gender and race.

- Through hands-on STEM projects such as creating a paleontology diorama, modeling an excavation, preparing specimens and finding clues in teeth, kids gain critical thinking skills just like the ones necessary to succeed in the field.

- Essential questions, cool facts about female scientists, and links to online resources all reinforce high-level learning.

- Using a fun narrative style, engaging illustrations combined with photography, fascinating facts, essential questions, and hands-on projects, this book deepens readers' creative thinking skills.

About the Gutsy Girls Go for Science set and Nomad Press

Paleontologists is part of a set of four Gutsy Girls Go for Science books that explore career connections for young scientists. The other titles in this series include Programmers, Engineers, and Astronauts.

Nomad Press books in the Gutsy Girls Go for Science series integrate content with participation, encouraging readers to engage in student-directed learning. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.

All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. All titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.

Max i Bamba - El Superdesig (Catalan, Hardcover): Mireia Gombau Max i Bamba - El Superdesig (Catalan, Hardcover)
Mireia Gombau
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Herbivorous Dinosaurs (Hardcover): Giuseppe Brillante, Anna Cessa Herbivorous Dinosaurs (Hardcover)
Giuseppe Brillante, Anna Cessa; Illustrated by Roman Garcia Mora
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Roman Garcia Mora has worked for several scientific journals such as "PM Bilde Quo" and collaborates with various publishers and illustrated scientific publications, along with researchers from several Spanish institutions. Giuseppe Brilante is a journalist, currently responsible for the Italian editions of the "BBC Science" and "BBC History" magazines. He has written scientific and naturalistic articles and reports for several newspapers. He has often worked in the field of palaeontology and also collaborated on the book "Italian Dinosaurs." Anna Cessa has always been passionate about palaeontology. She specializes in scientific and naturalistic publishing, collaborates with "BBC History" and has many years of experience in teaching.

Dinosaurium (Hardcover, Junior Edition): Chris Wormell Dinosaurium (Hardcover, Junior Edition)
Chris Wormell; Lily Murray 1
R478 R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Save R124 (26%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Welcome to Dinosaurium.

This museum is open all hours. It will transport you millions of years back in time to discover the largest and most ferocious land animals that ever lived - the dinosaurs. So where did the T.rex live? What did Brachiosaurus eat? Could dinosaurs swim and fly? And why did they die out?

With specially written text for younger readers, step inside to explore the incredible world of the dinosaurs.

See Inside the World of Dinosaurs (Board book): Alex Frith See Inside the World of Dinosaurs (Board book)
Alex Frith; Illustrated by Peter Scott 2
R399 R328 Discovery Miles 3 280 Save R71 (18%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A fabulous flap book with over 50 flaps to lift, offering a glimpse into the prehistoric world of the dinosaurs. Stunning illustrations show how dinosaurs lived, hunted and how they died out. Flaps reveal extra facts, information and surprises.

Extreme Survivors - Animals That Time Forgot (Hardcover): Kimberly Ridley Extreme Survivors - Animals That Time Forgot (Hardcover)
Kimberly Ridley
R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

More than 99 percent of all life forms have gone extinct during the 3.6-billion-year history of life on Earth. Other organisms have changed dramatically, but not our extreme survivors. Evolution may have altered their physiology and behavior, but their body plans have stood the test of time. How have these living links with Earth's prehistoric past survived? The search for answers is leading scientists to new discoveries about the past-and future-of life on Earth. The survival secrets of some of these ancient creatures could lead to new medicines and treatments for disease. Written in a lively, entertaining voice, Extreme Survivors provides detailed life histories and strange "survival secrets" of ten ancient animals and explains evolution and natural selection. Extensive back matter includes glossary, additional facts and geographic range for each organism and a geologic timeline of Earth. F&P Level V

Dinosaurs (Hardcover): Eason Sarah Dinosaurs (Hardcover)
Eason Sarah
R312 R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Save R20 (6%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This title helps you discover the awesome lost world of the dinosaur. You can go back in time to the fascinating realm of the dinosaurs - more than 60 million years before the first humans existed. It features information-packed landscape pages, suitable for both home and school use. Special feature boxes provide incredible dinosaur facts and figures. There is outstanding artwork throughout, including detailed annotations for the budding dino expert. It is a book that children will want to read again and again. This beautifully illustrated reference book is essential reading for every child with an interest in dinosaurs. It helps them discover amazing facts about these incredible beasts, from the compact Compsognathus to the towering Brachiosaurus. You can find out which dinosaur weighed as much as twenty elephants, and how Stegosaurus had a brain as tiny as your thumb. You can learn about flying reptiles such as Quetzalcoatlus and undersea monsters like the giant predator Liopleurodon. The thematically written text answers many of the questions that children ask, such as "what were dinosaurs really like?" and "why did the dinosaurs die out?" Expertly written, this book reveals the mysteries of how these animals dominated the planet Earth for 160 million years.

Kittens On Dinosaurs (Paperback): Michael Slack Kittens On Dinosaurs (Paperback)
Michael Slack
R194 Discovery Miles 1 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a daring, dinosaur adventure with hilarious super cute kittens in an adorable tale of perseverance. They're adorable! They're daring! They're kittens who love to climb things! And they won't give up until they've achieved their ultimate climbing dream: scaling the dinosaurs on nearby Dinosaur Island. The level-headed narrator warns the kittens that the dinosaurs look hungry, that their teeth are super big, that things look terribly bleak if they go through with climbing the dinosaurs. But these kitties have a plan. And then another plan. And then another... Can these super cute kittens conquer their biggest challenge yet and avoid cat-astrophe?

Graphic Prehistoric Animals: Giant Sloth (Paperback): Gary Jeffrey Graphic Prehistoric Animals: Giant Sloth (Paperback)
Gary Jeffrey
R274 Discovery Miles 2 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Learn all about giant sloths: their size, armoured skin and large claws meant that they had no natural predators. Read what happened to one Megatherium in this exciting story from the prehistoric past. In the series Graphic Prehistoric Animals, each of the four books centres on an animal from the age of mammals and tells an exciting, fast-paced story full of action and colour. Illustrated in a comic book style these books are an irresistible source of information for readers aged 8 and up, who are fascinated with our long dead megafauna.

Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs (Hardcover): Catherine D. Hughes, National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs (Hardcover)
Catherine D. Hughes, National Geographic Kids
R357 R314 Discovery Miles 3 140 Save R43 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The third title in "National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book" series, this book is for kids 4- to 8-years-old who LOVE dinos! The prehistoric world comes alive with dinosaurs small, big, giant, and gigantic, with stunning illustrations by Franco Tempesta--who illustrated "National Geographic Kids The Ultimate Dinopedia." Bursting with fun facts and age appropriate information, each spread features a different dinosaur, along with simple text in big type that is perfect for little kids. Young dino fans will love the interactivity included in every chapter, and parents will appreciate tips to help carry readers' experience beyond the page.

Diggersaurs (Board book): Michael Whaite Diggersaurs (Board book)
Michael Whaite 1
R268 R249 Discovery Miles 2 490 Save R19 (7%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

What's bigger than a digger? Bigger than a dinosaur? DIGGERSAURS are bigger - see them build and hear them ROAR! The DIGGERSAURS are busy building something - what could it be? Children will fall in love with these huge, colourful, lovable beasts as the wonderfully read-aloud rhyming story unfolds. And there are lots of funny details to spot along the way... Now available in a new cased board book size for little hands! Also by Michael Whaite: Diggersaurs Explore 100 Dogs - Winner: Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards - Best Picture Book and Children's Book of the Year! 100 Cats

Max y Bamba - El Superdeseo (Spanish, Hardcover): Mireia Gombau Max y Bamba - El Superdeseo (Spanish, Hardcover)
Mireia Gombau
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dino Dana (Hardcover): J.J. Johnson Dino Dana (Hardcover)
J.J. Johnson
R554 R506 Discovery Miles 5 060 Save R48 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A Dino Dana Field Guide of Dinosaurs for Kids (Ages 8-12) "This field guide is great for new and old dinosaur lovers. It alphabetically introduces dinosaurs and information about when and where they lived along with other tidbits about them. It is good for fun reading and can be used in homeschooling." JustaBXMom Nominated for Four Daytime Emmy (R) Awards #1 Bestseller in Children's Fossil Books Fun facts about dinosaurs for kids. Did you know that the brachiosaurus was the tallest dinosaur that we know of today? That the kosmoceratops had fifteen horns and hooks on its head? That the spinosaurus is the only known dinosaur to spend most of its time swimming? Discover this and much more in Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide. Dino Dana's field guide for your child. Fans of the Amazon Prime TV show Dino Dana will be so excited to have a Dino Field Guide of their own, put together by the incredible show's creator and executive producer, J. J. Johnson. Full of colorful illustrations and fascinating science facts, this dinosaur book is sure to amaze any young dino enthusiast. A great science book for kids. This book for children is perfect for any kid who likes history and science. In the Dino Dana field guide, your kids learn: Which time period each dinosaur lived in How big the dinosaurs were What kinds of things dinosaurs ate and did each day And so much more Kids who like cool dinosaur books like Dinosaurs, National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs, The Big Book of Dinosaurs, or The Dinosaur Book will love Dino Dana: Dino Field Guide.

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