by Chris Barker (Author), Darren Naish (Author), Chris Barker (Author), Darren Naish (Author)
Journey back in time and find out where the dinosaurs roamed. This unique children's atlas explores each continent, revealing fossil sites and stories on every map.
Part of the best-selling What's Where on Earth series, this atlas is packed with maps of early Earth and more than 40 profiles of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Stare down a T Rex in North America. Watch out for Velociraptors' slashing claws in the Gobi Desert. Trek across the Siberian tundra and discover a woolly mammoth. This stunning book makes every animal come to life using breathtaking computer-generated imagery.
Using specially-commissioned maps, this dinosaur atlas shows you what the world looked like millions of years ago. A modern 3D globe next to each map helps you understand the arrangement of the continents over time and why we find fossils where we do. You can see what palaeontologists have dug up over the centuries in each continent and learn how they put together a picture of the past from a puzzle of ancient clues.
Where on Earth Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life reveals the prehistoric world as never before. An essential read for every young dinosaur expert.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Publisher: DK Children
Published: 07 Mar 2019
ISBN 10: 0241344190
ISBN 13: 9780241344194
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Discover how our planet evolved and where dinosaur roamed on today's earth.
Dr Darren Naish is a renowned palaeontologist. He has appeared on television including BBC News 24, Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, and Richard and Judy. He has written, or consulted on, a number of books, including DK's Dinosaurs: A Children's Encyclopedia and Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved (Natural History Museum).
Chris Barker is a palaeontologist, holding degrees in Palaeobiology and Vertebrate Palaeontology. He has published his research widely, both in acclaimed academic journals such as Scientific Reports (part of Nature) and popular newspapers such as The Guardian.