- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books (30 Sep 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0563384492
- ISBN-13: 978-0563384496
- Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 25.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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100,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #9 in Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Animal Sciences > Dinosaurs
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There is no shortage of books on dinosaurs and it has become increasingly difficult to produce anything novel without departing too much from the scientific evidence. Walking with Dinosaurs is one of the rare gems.
The most spectacular aspect of the book is the images, which are basically stills from the accompanying television documentary series. By using state-of-the-art computer graphics and animation of models a new kind of "reality" is introduced. The dinosaurs are portrayed against real landscapes, which were specially photographed for the series. The combined effect is to produce a wonderful array of new images of dinosaurs and other contemporary animals from marine and flying reptiles to mammal ancestors.
Even die-hard dinophobes would have to admit that Tim Haines and the BBC team have produced something of a coup, which comes very close to their aim of making a film about dinosaurs as if they were living animals. All that is missing is David Attenborough lurking in the undergrowth.
The other novel aspect is that rather than trying to take a general swipe across all of dinoland, they sensibly focus on a limited number of scenes in time which the scientists know most about. So the story starts in New Mexico, as it was 220 million years ago (Late Triassic times), and focuses on the early days of dinosaur evolution. We are swept through four successive time frames before fetching up at the end of the dinosaur road with the aptly named Hell Creek in the western US, 65 million years ago.
Designed for dinofans of all ages, this spectacularly illustrated book is a significant addition to dinoliterature, offering a well balanced view of the "pros and cons" of the dinodebate today. -- Douglas Palmer
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Accompanying the television series, this is an illustrated history of dinosaurs, from their first appearance in the middle of the Triassic period to their sudden demise, 160 million years later, at the end of the Cretaceous era.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
this book and the TV series can make anybody a dinofan...,
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This review is from: "Walking with Dinosaurs": A Natural History (Hardcover)
If you enjoyed the incredible television series of the same name, then you simply have to add this book to your library. Just for good measure, after watching the series and buying the book, I then bought the TV series on video! Of course a great deal of guesswork has gone into all this, because we can never know for sure what colour these creatures were or exactly what sounds they made, but the producers have done a great job working within the limits of the info available to them such an unimaginably long time after the event. The book is a feast of fascinating photo's and must make anybody wonder about these animals who ruled the world long before man. If this book doesn't make a dinofan out of you, nothing will!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An absolute must for every dinosaur fan,
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This review is from: "Walking with Dinosaurs": A Natural History (Hardcover)
One of the best books I have ever read about dinosaurs. The best way to enjoy it, is of course to read it as you see the stunning TV series (Video or DVD). But the book also can stand alone with it's authoritative text and superb illustrations.As an introduction to dinosaur worlds, you can do no better. And if anyone is interested in finding more about those magnifiscent creatures, the "Walking with Dinosaurs - The Evidence" and "Walking with Dinosaurs - facts" are always there.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A superb, well produced and researched book.,
By shannon1@zoom.co.uk (Devon, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: "Walking with Dinosaurs": A Natural History (Hardcover)
An excellent book that reflects the quality of the BBC series. My daughter loves anything to do with dinosaurs....so this was going to be her present this Christmas. It still will be her present, but I will be reading it just as much as her ! Congratulations to the BBC for a brilliant series and equally excellent book.
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