Thames & Kosmos Smart Fox: Dinosaurs

Discover the world of dinosaurs your way! Open the book to any page, jump forward and back, dig deeper into your favorite topics, and become a Thames & Kosmos SMART Fox!

From fossilized dino droppings and dinosaurs in love to a day in the life of a museum fossil preparator, this book takes you on an unforgettable journey into the world of dinosaurs. Discover how scientists hunt for bones in the desert, how tiny traces in fossilized teeth reveal what these ancient giants really ate, and so much more. Get ready for an amazing prehistoric adventure!

• Hardcover books with 64 pages
• Lots of full-color pictures and short, approachable text entries
• Choose-your-own-path format means you can start on any page and flip back and forth to whatever topics are most interesting
• Modular information on each two-page spread means readers can choose how deeply they want to delve into each topic
• Concise, exciting text encourages readers to go deeper
• Each page offers several different choices of where to read next
• Self-determination adds an element of play and independent learning
• Topics covered include:
  • Fossils, paleontology, field work, lab work, history of paleontology
  • Dinosaur mating, eggs, nests, and babies
  • Sauropods, spinosaurs, pterosaurs and marine reptiles
  • Predators and herbivores
  • Fist birds and early mammals
  • Paleobotany
  • Dinosaur injuries, plumage, markings, and droppings
  • Dinosaur evolution and biodiversity
  • Extinction
  • Dinosaur de-extinction (in fiction and real life)

Ages 8+