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ISBN # : 9780763628376
Subtitle: The Definitive Pop-Up Special Edition
Written by: Sabuda, Robert Clarke
Published by: Candlewick Press (MA)
Subject: Children's 9-12, Fiction, General
Subject: Animals, Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
Subject: Children s All Ages, Fiction, General
Copyright: 2005
Date of Publication: July 2005
Cover: Hardcover
Written in: English
Illustrations: , Y
# of Pages: 12
Age Level: 04-12
From renowned pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart comes an awe-inspiring tribute to the world's most beloved extinct animals and their 180-million-year reign on our planet. Open this book and a massive T. REX springs out, flashing a startling jawful of jagged teeth. Turn the next spread and a ravishing raptor unfurls and appears to fly off the edge of the page. Inside the amazing ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS are shield bearers in full-body armor, creatures with frilly headgear, and weighty, long-necked giants. There are even amusing tidbits on the history of paleontology itself — like a pop-up version of a Victorian New Year's dinner in the belly of a dinosaur model, or a pair of scientists locked in a literal tug-of-war over bones.
Full of fascinating facts and lighthearted good humor, this breathtaking book includes fascinating, up-to-the-minute information about popular dinosaurs as well as many lesser-known varieties. With each of six spreads featuring one spectacular, large pop-up as well as booklets of smaller pop-ups and text, ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS is a magnificent display of paper engineering and creativity — an astonishing book that will be read, admired, and treasured forever.
