We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. You might be familiar with the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops, but have you ever seen horse-eating birds and millipedes the size of crocodiles? I had the required meetings in London at Dorling Kindersley’s former Covent Garden office, contracts were signed in September and October 2000, and to work I went. Children can test their dinosaur knowledge with quizzes, including a "Where in the World" map quiz that places dinosaurs in the right locations.

This brand-new updated paperback edition also includes brand new carnivorous dinosaurs discovered by the author himself, which have never before been seen in print. At the time, the bones were thought to be human, but much later they were identified as Anchisaurus. The book is also familiar enough and was sufficiently widely distributed that it has virtually been considered ‘the’ standard popular encyclopedia of prehistoric life for a good swathe of people. Giles and I still speak and have worked together on various more recent projects, most recently on my 2017 book Evolution In Minutes.From Plateosaurus and Velociraptor to Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex) and Thecodontosaurus, this dinosaur children's book brings your budding palaeontologist face-to-face with these fascinating creatures! It was really fun watching the dinosaurs but it was a bit boring and it was disappointing for me as I am the biggest dinosaur nerd but unlike other people for me it did not have a black screen but it was a bit glitchy. Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting.

Doubling up as the perfect gift for young readers, who are always asking questions about the prehistoric world.The first description of dinosaurs as a separate group of life forms (known as “Dinosauria”) was published in 1842 by British paleontologist Richard Owen, who based his findings on fossil fragments of the Cladeiodon and the Cetiosaurus. Another thing established early on is that the book lent, in part, on its being authenticated by experts at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. From unearthing fossils to well-known dinosaurs like Velociraptor and Tyrannosaurus rex, kids will love getting their teeth into this exciting encyclopedia. With this incredible enyclopedia, you can spend quality time exploring the dynamic world of dinosaurs with your children, accompanied by impressive visuals to engage their senses.

It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service. They'll unearth fossils and learn where dinosaurs came from, how they lived, what happened to them, and so much more. Fossil of a dinosaur in the Lufengosaurus genus lying where it was unearthed in Yunnan province, China. rexes and triceratops, see different dinosaur habitats, learn amazing facts, and get close to modern-day fossils. Other fossil bones began turning up in Europe: fragments described and named as Thecodontosaurus and Palaeosaurus by two English students, Henry Riley and Samuel Stutchbury, and the first of many skeletons named Plateosaurus by the naturalist Hermann von Meyer in 1837.As well as learning about their appearance and behaviours, the app lets you see them as breathtaking life-size models. The design is refreshed, the text updated, and eight pages of activities have been included to reinforce your child's learning.