Most Popular Books by Dougal Dixon

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.

Step inside the fascinating world of the dinosaurs and find out the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask. Full-color illustrations depict dinosaurs in their natural habitat, while more than 30 lively questions and answers describe the dinosaurs and ancient life.

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

A dormant volcano is about to explode, threatening to devastate a nearby city. Follow a young journalist as he joins a team of experts that is tracking the chain of events surrounding the volcanic eruption. Will the team survive the explosion? The exciting and innovativeExpedition Earthseries leads readers on up-close and personal adventures to natural disasters. Young readers experience the action first-hand through diary entries. Real-life case studies and scientific information are presented through captions, reports, maps, and fact boxes. The unique journal format brings together fact and fiction to create an explosive story that readers won''t soon forget. Following a young journalist on search and rescue missions around the world, the reader will investigate the natural processes behind major phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes, and see first hand the devastating consequences for people living in the disaster areas. At every stage of the expedition the reader sees what the experts are seeing and learns what they are learning, using scientific methods. A fictional story unwraps through diary entries, while real-life case studies and scientific information are presented through captions, reports, maps, and fact boxes. An index and glossary are included. This series supplements school curriculum in science and social studies.

With over 130 colossal creatures to spot across 17 scenes and fun facts to discover throughout, this roarsome, clawsome search-and-find adventure is perfect for young dinosaur lovers. With bright, humorous cartoon illustrations and fascinating facts.

Illustrated By Julian Baker, Madeline David, Josephine Martin, and Rodger Stewart.

Illustrations, facts and the latest findings on eighty dinosaurs.

An expanded edition of Dougal Dixon''s classic illustrated work of speculative biology, published to celebrate the book''s 40th anniversary. Features a new cover and more than 10 pages of never before seen sketches and production material. In 1981 St Martin''s Press published After Man, the first edition of palaeontologist Dougal Dixon''s vision of an ''alternative evolution'': one without mankind.

Describes twelve animals of the Quaternary period, including Mammuthus, Thylacolea, and Dinornis, with information on where they lived, when they lived, their length, special features, food, and enemies.

Explains how life evolved on earth and how scientists use fossils to learn about prehistoric animals.

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.

The ultimate illustrated reference guide to 1000 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures, with 2000 specially commissioned illustrations, maps and photographs.

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.