Rating: 
Summary: Excellent overview!
Review: Well,this book is finally an updated overview of the prehistoric era. I would like to classify it as a modern version of "The Ultimate Dinosaur Book" which I also own,but this one is much better. On 192 pages,it is of suitable length and the format is excellent too.
It begins with a presentation of the dinosaurs with chapters like "What is A Dinosaur","The Age of Dinosaurs","Discovering Dinosaurs","How They Lived",etc.
Then,it does a good job presenting 53 of the most well-known dinosurs,like T-rex,Triceratops and Stegosaurus,as well as some lesser known such as Pelecanimimus and Therizinosaurus. The profiles are well organized,with a drawing of each species accompanied by some short fact files about name,size,time,place and classification,as well as some interesting facts about discovery,and possible behavior.
Because I am commonly interested in more scientific dino books,I bought this one for another reason than the fact,though that`s nice having too: the artwork!
There are about 30 double-page illustrations by paleoartist newcomer Raul Martin. Each picture is worth a thousand words!
Some of them,like the cover illustration,are just breathtaking.
Never I`ve seen so many awe-inspiring dinosaur images by one artist. His way to capture the majesty and beauty of this creatures is just fantastic!All of the elements - light,habitat,color,and motif - are very well combined to really fit with each other. The style sometimes reminds me of Tolkien artist John Howe. There are two main types of paintings in this book: the first type are peacefull but mysterious,and the second type are bold and dramatic,featuring terrifying encounters with allosaurs,raptors etc.
Over all,he is a really talented artist and I`ll keep looking for his future work.
Well,I hope you can excuse me for mentioning too much about the art,but for me it`s more than a fact book. It is an art book!
The text is quite easy to read,which makes it suitable for ages 11 and up,I think.
So,I can recommend this to most people interested in dinosaurs. For kids,it is a perfect information source which they`ll love. And to paleontologists: buy it for the art!Just open the book and look at the first illustration on page 18. It will blow you away!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent overview!
Review: Well,this book is finally an updated overview of the prehistoric era. I would like to classify it as a modern version of "The Ultimate Dinosaur Book" which I also own,but this one is much better. On 192 pages,it is of suitable length and the format is excellent too.
It begins with a presentation of the dinosaurs with chapters like "What is A Dinosaur","The Age of Dinosaurs","Discovering Dinosaurs","How They Lived",etc.
Then,it does a good job presenting 53 of the most well-known dinosurs,like T-rex,Triceratops and Stegosaurus,as well as some lesser known such as Pelecanimimus and Therizinosaurus. The profiles are well organized,with a drawing of each species accompanied by some short fact files about name,size,time,place and classification,as well as some interesting facts about discovery,and possible behavior.
Because I am commonly interested in more scientific dino books,I bought this one for another reason than the fact,though that`s nice having too: the artwork!
There are about 30 double-page illustrations by paleoartist newcomer Raul Martin. Each picture is worth a thousand words!
Some of them,like the cover illustration,are just breathtaking.
Never I`ve seen so many awe-inspiring dinosaur images by one artist. His way to capture the majesty and beauty of this creatures is just fantastic!All of the elements - light,habitat,color,and motif - are very well combined to really fit with each other. The style sometimes reminds me of Tolkien artist John Howe. There are two main types of paintings in this book: the first type are peacefull but mysterious,and the second type are bold and dramatic,featuring terrifying encounters with allosaurs,raptors etc.
Over all,he is a really talented artist and I`ll keep looking for his future work.
Well,I hope you can excuse me for mentioning too much about the art,but for me it`s more than a fact book. It is an art book!
The text is quite easy to read,which makes it suitable for ages 11 and up,I think.
So,I can recommend this to most people interested in dinosaurs. For kids,it is a perfect information source which they`ll love. And to paleontologists: buy it for the art!Just open the book and look at the first illustration on page 18. It will blow you away!
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