Provides facts especially about the sizes of various dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.

In which the author walks readers through what happened in the days, the years, the centuries, and the million years after the impact of the 7 mile wide asteroid that brought an end to the Cretaceous period and its famous dinosaurs. Drawn from the latest science to track the sweeping disruptions that overtook the impact area as well as the rest of the planet, this book reads like a personal account of the event.

Chronically organized by epoch, a poetic introduction to the dinosaur world illuminates a host of creatures both novel and familiar, ranging from the mysterious trilobite to the famed Tyrannosaurus rex.

"Engaging images accompany information about the megalodon. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these sea giants face-to-face: The Archelon was similar to a turtle, but its shell was...

Oscar et Arabella sont deux mammouths laineux qui aiment le jeu et l'aventure, mais pas les excès; ils se méfient de l'homme des cavernes, mais aiment bien le taquiner. -- Illustrations originales, dynamiques.