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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2007
Gr 1-5 This volume, along with "Dinosaurs" (2005) and "Sharks and Other Sea Monsters" (2006, both Candlewick), completes the authors' superlative pop-up series on prehistoric animals. Here, six spectacular spreads spotlight the incredible, often colossal, creatures that roamed the planet millions of years ago. Beginning with "Sky Lizards" (pterosaurs) and other winged wonders, the book progresses logically, describing therapsids (reptiles with mammalian characteristics), briefly tracing the rise of mamma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2007
The third and last pop-up volume in the Encyclopedia Prehistorica focuses on size rather than on specific species. All of the creatures included here are large and fierce, leaping from the pages into superb three-dimensional action poses. The six sections of the book jump around from flying beasts to early mammals to topics such as "the big, the b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
This pop-up volume focuses on size. The creatures are large and fierce, leaping from the pages into superb three-dimensional action p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More