(4) K-3 Tales of Prehistoric Life series. With Jim W. W. Smith. The dangers faced by ancient ocean-dwelling reptiles are seen through the eyes of a young Cryptoclidus and portrayed with slick computer-generated underwater imagery. The baby and her mother travel through the sea, past harmless creatures and prey. When a predator Liopleurodon attacks, the young reptile valiantly attempts escape, and her pod rallies to save her. A note offers factual information.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Tales of Prehistoric Life series. Illustrated by Jim W. W. Smith. A Quetzalcoatlus, an ancient reptile and contemporary of many dinosaurs, flies through a forested environment, landing on the bank of a river. A dramatic battle with a pack of small but fierce Saurorintholestes dinosaurs ensues, and the Quetzalcoatlus narrowly escapes death. The competently narrated story is told through composite illustrations that awkwardly superimpose computer-generated images of the pterosaur onto modern landscapes.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Tales of Prehistoric Life series. Illustrated by Daniel Loxton & Jim W. W. Smith. A young ankylosaur goes about his regular day: wandering through his forested North American habitat, eating plants, and encountering an older, sicker member of his species. When a Tyrannosaurus rex attacks the older dinosaur, the younger helps to fend her off. The digitally composed illustrations are just this side of garish but will please dino-lovers.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford