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How Big? Dinosaurs

Amazing Life-Sized Dinosaurs and Other Creatures from Prehistory

Av Dougal Dixon

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Are you as tall as a T. rex? Or as big as a Brontosaurus? Or maybe you're as mini as a Micropachycephalosaurus! Young readers can discover just how huge or small the dinosaurs really were in this full-colour hardback book, bursting with life-sized, to-scale examples and eye-opening comparisons.Written by paleontologist and award-winning author Dougal Dixon, How Big? Dinosaurs allows children to interact with life-sized artworks of prehistoric beasts (and their claws, plates, and teeth) to get a sense of how big they really were. They'll see real-world comparisons to help them understand the size of different dinosaurs.Readers can:• Get up-close to a Triceratops horn,• Measure their hand to Iguanodon's• Compare a Psittacosaurus's beak to a parrot's• Check out Smilodon's terrifying teeth.Packed with fun facts and vibrant illustrations by Patrick Corrigan, this book is a real treat for dinosaur fans aged 6+.
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Dougal Dixon has a degree in geology from The University of St Andrews and he has a special interest in fossils and evolution. He is now a full-time writer specializing in the earth sciences. He has made several television appearances, and acted as a consultant and animator for a video programme about dinosaurs.Dougal was presented with the Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism by The Educational Press Association of America in 1993, The Children's Book Council 1994 Outstanding Trade Science Book Award, and the Times Educational Supplement Primary Schoolbook Award 1996. In 1996 he was appointed as a trustee of the Dinosaur Society, UK. In 2019, his "When the Whales Walked", illustrated by Hannah Bailey, was awarded the Children's Choice Award by the School Library Association.Patrick Corrigan studied ceramics at university, trained as an art teacher and eventually become an Art Director at a busy design studio where he worked for nearly 10 years. Whilst there he honed his skills working on well over 500 educational and picture books for children as well as animations and branding.Patrick lives and works in the UK.

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