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The ultimate illustrated reference guide to 1000 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures, with 2000 specially commissioned watercolours, maps and photographs
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I saw this yesterday at the Natural History Museum in London surrounded by an excited horde of dinosaur enthusiasts with parents or grand-parents in tow; this was a regular venue for us with our children and now it is their children - four and one.
Of all the books there, this seemed comprehensive and detailed with a very wide range of examples and full of detailed information on all 512 pages. It has the look of a real reference book of scientific value rather than a book specifically for children so, for my two, it is an investment in the future not just as a detailed, colourful dinosaur book but just a good quality, hardcover book in this age of digital wizardry. (I am not a technology Luddite - far from it - as I have all the marvellous digital toys beginning with "i" and many others but a good paper book is a treasure. I even have "March of the Dinosaurs" downloaded on this iPad in preparation for the festive season and "Solar System" for myself and Theodore Gray's "The Elements" to come.) Looking through it in the shop, it seemed to have all the modern discoveries too as well as some of the more modern views on some, e.g. Tyrannosaurus Rex being more of a scavenger than a fearsome hunter.
I have not spotted the faults the other reviewer - Lone Wolf - has found but I feel sure the benefits and accuracies outweigh the mistakes and, in that dinosaur frenzy yesterday it was easy to get carried along on the fascination. How lucky we are to have such great institutions on our doorsteps (only fifty-one miles away in our case), a complete set of museums no matter what the interests.
Of all the books there, this seemed comprehensive and detailed with a very wide range of examples and full of detailed information on all 512 pages. It has the look of a real reference book of scientific value rather than a book specifically for children so, for my two, it is an investment in the future not just as a detailed, colourful dinosaur book but just a good quality, hardcover book in this age of digital wizardry. (I am not a technology Luddite - far from it - as I have all the marvellous digital toys beginning with "i" and many others but a good paper book is a treasure. I even have "March of the Dinosaurs" downloaded on this iPad in preparation for the festive season and "Solar System" for myself and Theodore Gray's "The Elements" to come.) Looking through it in the shop, it seemed to have all the modern discoveries too as well as some of the more modern views on some, e.g. Tyrannosaurus Rex being more of a scavenger than a fearsome hunter.
I have not spotted the faults the other reviewer - Lone Wolf - has found but I feel sure the benefits and accuracies outweigh the mistakes and, in that dinosaur frenzy yesterday it was easy to get carried along on the fascination. How lucky we are to have such great institutions on our doorsteps (only fifty-one miles away in our case), a complete set of museums no matter what the interests.
30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
For the most part, this book makes a fascinating and highly informative read. It details extinct animals from a wide variety of groups and time periods - the dinosaurs in particular are excellently represented, with almost every known species featured. Other animal groups appear in lesser numbers, but well-known pterosaurs, plesiosaurs and prehistoric mammals all make an appearance. In addition, lesser-known extinct animals are included, such as early amphibians and the mammal-like reptiles.
However, there are a few glaring errors which cannot be overlooked. For example, the nimravids are described as cats, when they were in fact a completely separate family - Nimravidae, as opposed to Felidae (the cat family). Two of the prehistoric whales, Rodhocetus and Basilosaurus, are classified in their information boxes as primates, which is obviously incorrect. One sentence reads: 'It has been accepted for some time that the dinosaurs evolved from birds' - clearly the words 'dinosaurs' and 'birds' are the wrong way round here. There are also numerous spelling errors that one would not expect to see in a scientific book such as this - e.g. yolk spelt 'yoke'.
The problem here is that, once you notice one mistake, you are left wondering how many others you have missed. The end result is that you cannot rely on the information given as being correct. In an educational book such as this every effort should be made to ensure the accuracy of the facts, otherwise those who buy the book in good faith will end up being misinformed - surely the very opposite of the purpose of this kind of publication.
However, there are a few glaring errors which cannot be overlooked. For example, the nimravids are described as cats, when they were in fact a completely separate family - Nimravidae, as opposed to Felidae (the cat family). Two of the prehistoric whales, Rodhocetus and Basilosaurus, are classified in their information boxes as primates, which is obviously incorrect. One sentence reads: 'It has been accepted for some time that the dinosaurs evolved from birds' - clearly the words 'dinosaurs' and 'birds' are the wrong way round here. There are also numerous spelling errors that one would not expect to see in a scientific book such as this - e.g. yolk spelt 'yoke'.
The problem here is that, once you notice one mistake, you are left wondering how many others you have missed. The end result is that you cannot rely on the information given as being correct. In an educational book such as this every effort should be made to ensure the accuracy of the facts, otherwise those who buy the book in good faith will end up being misinformed - surely the very opposite of the purpose of this kind of publication.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Firstly, apologies for the review title.
This compact reference book is excellent and quite superb value. The illustrations are top notch (proper drawn illustrations rather than computer drawn ones)and the commentary very good. It is very well designed. As well as being about dinosaurs it also has ancient amphibians and ancient reptiles and fish as well as prehistoric mammals. Also topics included are things like fossil formation - handy when debating creationists - and habitats. It's equally superb value. I was expecting it to be about £40 or something. I think it would be a very good accompaniment to watching the BBCs "Walking with.." series. That's what I'm going to do.
My boys 8 and 6 loved it - but I kept it for myself because I am a rotter.
This compact reference book is excellent and quite superb value. The illustrations are top notch (proper drawn illustrations rather than computer drawn ones)and the commentary very good. It is very well designed. As well as being about dinosaurs it also has ancient amphibians and ancient reptiles and fish as well as prehistoric mammals. Also topics included are things like fossil formation - handy when debating creationists - and habitats. It's equally superb value. I was expecting it to be about £40 or something. I think it would be a very good accompaniment to watching the BBCs "Walking with.." series. That's what I'm going to do.
My boys 8 and 6 loved it - but I kept it for myself because I am a rotter.
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My daughter loves reference books and so this was a perfect book for her. It's novel sized rather than A4 which I did not expect but is full of illustrations and information. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2009 by Mrs. Carrie Smith
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if you are interested in prehistoric animals buy this now! i have received a copy today and obviously haven't read the 500 odd pages but i am totally spellbound by the originality,... Read more
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