New Releases by Dougal Dixon

Facts about some of the fiercest dinosaurs--how they lived, how they got their food and how they managed to survive.

Traces the day-to-day life of Leah, an African lioness, and her pride, who live on the grasslands of Africa.

Profiles dinosaurs who lived in cold regions of the planet.

e.guides Dinosaur presents the landmark discoveries of the last 200 years, goes on location with today''''s great fossil hunters, investigating and analyzing their finds, and follows the reconstruction processes behind the creation of life-size museum models. Dramatic illustrations bring to life the best-known finds by combining the latest scholarship and the latest, dazzling Photoshop and CGI techniques. This brand new reference series reflects and enhances how today''s young researchers gather, assess, and present information. Part of DK and Google''s exciting family reference partnership, e.guides look at core topics from many angles, including facts, data boxes, charts, and more. The book that''s online - with a dedicated web site and all the latest links.

Who but History Hunters would think to look up to find buried bones? Learn how the tremendous forces of Earth, time, and the elements create and preserve fossils and how modern technology aids in the search for the details. Join the adventure as a forgotten jawbone in a museum storeroom leads to a Dinosaur Dig and the discovery of what could be a new species of dinosaur! Book jacket.

This major new atlas offers the first complete look at the evolution of the Earth, from the beginning of the solar system to the present-day. Its six sections are divided into 18 chapters setting out the geological and biological developments of each major geological period. The volume''s final section looks at the ways in which the Earth and its biosphere are still evolving today. The distribution today of types of rock, geological formations, fossils and modern species are explained, and the processes of natural evolution and of landscape formation through plate tectonics are revealed here as never before.

An introduction to rocks and minerals.

Shows how the examination of dinosaur fossil remains by palaeontologists has provided us with a wealth of information about the characteristics and behaviour of these extinct creatures. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

Tells about some of the dinosaurs that lived on Earth during the Late Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, ranging from the Compsognathus, a little meat-eater that weighed only five pounds, to the 1,000-pound Kentrosaurus.

Here is a natural history of times past, featuring real creatures that lived, breathed, reproduced, then died forever. A visual who''s who of prehistoric life.

Text and photographic illustrations describe the characteristics and habits of several dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles that roamed the earth during the Cretaceous Period.

SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS

This giant book of dinosaurs provides details and information on prehistoric creatures. These giant books are made of durable board which can be hung on any wall.

Brief text and pictures introduce thirteen dinosaurs, providing information on appearance, habitat, and eating habits.

Describes, in text and in illustrations, the formation of the planet Earth ; its formation and its evolution to its present state.

Explores what dinosaurs were like and how they lived based on evidence and clues found in fossils. Includes related questions, instructions for making dinosaur models, and other activities.