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Summary: Travel guide to dinosaur exhibits in USA and Canada
Review: I stumbled on this book in the stacks of my public library and was happily surprised.This is a guide book to dinosaur related sites and exhibits across the Unites States and Canada. I found it useful for finding places to visit on a recent trip to the West Coast and to find places to visit near my home for day trips to find dinosaur-related exhibits. This book is a gem! The book is divided by geographic regions. Each featured location has a descriptive paragraph about the exhibit/site/museum. Then lists give information about the specific features such as which articulated skeletons are on display, the hours, admission fees, address and even directions. Some maps are included to boot. This book was published in 1994. Of course any travel book has the risk of being not current as soon as it goes to press so I found that the hours of operation and the fees were out of date. However, having the basic information is very helpful. Because eight years had past since the publishing date, I took sources from the book and double-checked in the information online at the websites of the museums for the most up to date information. There is also a basic introduction to dinosaurs and a four page listing of Latin names with pronunciation guides and the English interpretation for each; both are helpful for beginners like our family.
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