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How Big Were Dinosaurs?

Lita Judge

Finalist:Cybils -Nonfiction (2013)
Nominee:Beehive Awards -Informational (2016)

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a Velociraptor for a walk, or try to brush a Tyrannosaur's teeth? We think of dinosaurs as colossal giants, but how big were they REALLY?
With kid-friendly text and seriously silly illustrations, this fact-filled book puts dinosaurs next to modern animals so that you can see exactly how they size up. And a huge fold-out chart compares the dinos to each other, from the tiniest Microraptor to Argentinosaurus, the largest animal to ever walk the land.
An NPR Best Book of 2013

Book Details

  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
  • Publish Date: Aug 27th, 2013
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.24in - 10.43in - 0.44in - 1.09lb
  • EAN: 9781596437197
  • Recommended age: 06-09
  • Categories: Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures

About the Author

Judge, Lita: - Lita Judge is the author and illustrator of several award-winning picture books for young readers, including How Big Were Dinosaurs?, Bird Talk, Born in the Wild, Flight School, and Red Sled. After a summer spent reading the handwritten journals of Mary Shelley, Lita embarked on a five year journey to tell the story of this courageous teenager in Mary's Monster. She lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire, with her husband, two cats and a parrot.

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Praise for this book

"[a] lighthearted but factual look at dinosaur size." --Publishers Weekly

"Dino-philes, assemble!" --Kirkus