Pub Date: June 12, 2007
Dewey: 567.9
Lexile Code: 0490
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.15" H x 8.60" L x 6.64" W ( 0.19 lbs) 48 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures | Science and Nature | Biology | Readers | Beginner | Fossils | Activity Books | General | Chapter Books | Zoology | Technology | Aeronautics Astronautics and Space Science | History | Prehistoric
Series: I Can Read Level 2
Description: How did the dinosaurs, the biggest, most powerful animals that ever walked the earth, die? Sixty-five million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth, with devastating effects. Paleontologist Charlotte Lewis Brown and artist Phil Wilson recreate what may have happened to the dinosaurs. Full color.
Brief description:
Paleontologist Charlotte Lewis Brown writes about science for children and adults. Dr. Brown lives in Seattle, Washington.
Review Quotes:
"A vividly imagined recreation of an asteroid impact and its immediate and subsequent effects on the dinosaurs. Sure to find its audience." - Kirkus Reviews
"Readers will savor the tale." - The Horn Book
"With its impressive, fairly naturalistic illustrations, [this book] answers the question of how the dinosaurs became extinct." - School Library Journal