1,001 Facts about Dinosaurs

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Dorling Kindersley, 2002 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 192 pages
Each of these four new titles is crammed with 1,001 facts researched and written by experts. More than 550 illustrations and photographs in each book help bring knowledge -- on kids' favorite subjects -- to life!

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Contents

INTRODUCTION TO DINOSAURS
10
DISCOVERING DINOSAURS
16
DINOSAUR ANATOMY
32
Copyright

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About the author (2002)

Dougal Dixon was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1947. He received a bachelor of science degree in geology from the University of St. Andrews in 1970 and a master of science degree in 1972. He entered the publishing field in 1973 and became a freelancer in 1980. He is an internationally recognized authority on dinosaurs and is one of the most popular science writers in the United Kingdom. His books include After Man: A Zoology of the Future, The New Dinosaurs, Man After Man, and Time Exposure (aka The Age of Dinosaurs). He has also served as a special advisor for programs and motion pictures about dinosaurs in the United States, Great Britain and Japan. He received the Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism by the Educational Press Association of America in 1993, the Helen Roney Sattler Award in 1993, the Children's Book Council 1994 Outstanding Trade Science Book Award, and the Times Educational Supplement Primary Schoolbook Award in 1996.

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