Peterson First Guide to Dinosaurs

Peterson First Guide to Dinosaurs

Author: John C. Kricher

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1999-01-29

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780395971963

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Introduces the names and characteristics of dinosaurs, along with recent discoveries that shed new light on the way dinosaurs may have lived.


The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs

The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs

Author: Gregory S. Paul

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 1400883148

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A fully updated and expanded new edition of the acclaimed, bestselling dinosaur field guide The bestselling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs remains the must-have book for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from amateur enthusiasts to professional paleontologists. Now extensively revised and expanded, this dazzlingly illustrated large-format edition features some 100 new dinosaur species and 200 new and updated illustrations, bringing readers up to the minute on the latest discoveries and research that are radically transforming what we know about dinosaurs and their world. Written and illustrated by acclaimed dinosaur expert Gregory Paul, this stunningly beautiful book includes detailed species accounts of all the major dinosaur groups as well as nearly 700 color and black-and-white images—skeletal drawings, "life" studies, scenic views, and other illustrations that depict the full range of dinosaurs, from small feathered creatures to whale-sized supersauropods. Paul's extensively revised introduction delves into dinosaur history and biology, the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs, the origin of birds, and the history of dinosaur paleontology, as well as giving a taste of what it might be like to travel back in time to the era when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Now extensively revised and expanded Covers nearly 750 dinosaur species, including scores of newly discovered ones Provides startling new perspectives on the famed Brontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Features nearly 700 color and black-and-white drawings and figures, including life studies, scenic views, and skull and muscle drawings Includes color paleo-distribution maps and a color time line Describes anatomy, physiology, locomotion, reproduction, and growth of dinosaurs, as well as the origin of birds and the extinction of nonavian dinosaurs


A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America

A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America

Author: John C. Kricher

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780395928950

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Provides an introduction to patterns of forest ecology, looks at each of the major forest types of eastern North America, examines changes that occur as abandoned fields turn into forests, features background on the process of adaptation and natural selection, and describes forest changes in each of the four seasons.


Peterson First Guide to Forests

Peterson First Guide to Forests

Author: John C. Kricher

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780395971970

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This guide describes and illustrates the 50 different kinds of forest and related habitats found throughout the United States and Canada, from the boreal forests and tundra of the north to the mangrove swamps, desert scrub, and giant saguaro forests of the south. 55 color plates.


The Dinosaur Alphabet Book

The Dinosaur Alphabet Book

Author: Jerry Pallotta

Publisher: Charlesbridge

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1632895242

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The perfect way to introduce children to the fascinating world of dinosaurs. Full of interesting facts--did you know some dinosaurs had sharp front teeth while others had no front teeth at all? This alphabet book explores both the known and the not-so-well known dinosaurs. Meet the heterodontosaurus (one of the smallest known to exist), the megalosaurus (the first dinosaur ever discovered), the iguanodon, the ultrasaurus, and more! Once again, Jerry Pallotta and Ralph Masiello have combined their talents to create a unique children's book that will inform and entertain young readers.


Peterson First Guide to Seashores

Peterson First Guide to Seashores

Author: John C. Kricher

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1998-04-10

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780395911808

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This complete guide covers 317 of the most common and conspicuous plants and animals of the seashores, from jellyfish and kelp to clams, gulls, and whales. Species are grouped by habitat so readers know what they can expect to see along sandy beaches, in rocky tide pools, or in mud flats.


Peterson First Guide to Trees

Peterson First Guide to Trees

Author: George A. Petrides

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1998-05-15

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780395911839

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"The concise field guide to 243 common trees of North America"--Cover


Peterson First Guide to the Solar System

Peterson First Guide to the Solar System

Author: Jay M. Pasachoff

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1999-03

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780395971949

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A basic field guide for beginning observers of the solar system, introducing information on the locations and characteristics of the planets, sun, comets, meteors, and other objects in our solar system.


Peterson First Guide to Astronomy

Peterson First Guide to Astronomy

Author: Jay M. Pasachoff

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1998-07-17

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780395935422

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A basic field guide for beginning observers of the night sky, introducing information on the locations, names, and characteristics of stars, constellations, and other bodies in outer space.