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K-3
I Can Read Book series.
Illustrated by
Phil Wilson.
Eleven brief profiles of prehistoric animals that coexisted with dinosaurs give information about the flying and swimming creatures' anatomies, possible behaviors, and habitats, as well as how to pronounce their satisfyingly long scientific names. The excellent illustrations capture the featured animals in exciting and realistic action as they swoop, dive, rise from the water, and capture prey.
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K-3
I Can Read Book series.
Illustrated by
Phil Wilson.
It was not a good day for the dinosaurs when an asteroid hit Earth. It's a good one for emergent readers, however, who get to relish the gruesome--yet factually accurate and realistic--death and destruction. Tyrannosaurus is incinerated, for example, and others are felled by burning rocks. The color illustrations pull no punches in matching the heightened drama of the text.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2006
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K-3
I Can Read Book series.
Illustrated by
Phil Wilson.
Every child knows about dinosaurs, but fewer know about prehistoric mammals like the hyracotherium or the macrauchenia. A brief factual introduction sets the scene, then short passages describe eleven creatures that evolved after the dinosaurs' demise (including Homo sapiens). Each double-page spread includes a pronunciation guide and presents interesting facts about the mammal. Full-color illustrations show these amazing creatures in action.
32 pp.
| Abrams
| June, 2005
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TradeISBN 0-8109-5778-7$14.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Phil Wilson.
The life cycle of the Pteranodon, an ancient flying reptile, is described accurately and clearly in this fictionalization focusing on the perils faced by this now-extinct creature. Pteranodon is attacked by dinosaur and marine reptile predators but manages to survive to father his own offspring. Full-page, sharply etched illustrations provide vivid images of the animals and action.