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"In this book, readers will learn all about meat-eating theropods--their features, their diet, and when they lived. Readers will also discover four different theropods through simple text, full-color illustrations, and informational diagrams. This title includes a glossary and index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"-- Provided by publisher.

"Blue-blooded crabs? Platypus that sting? One-hundred-year old reptiles? Meet some of nature's longest-surviving species! Discover the stories of these incredible animals and find out how they help scientists piece together evolutionary history."-- Provided by publisher.

"With an exciting blend of vivid artwork and astonishing scientific facts, Dinosaurs journeys through Earth's inhospitable origins, when the only life-forms were single-celled organisms - to the beginnings of life as we know it during the Paleozoic Era: plants covering whole continents with forests, winged insects taking to the sky, and seafaring vertebrates evolving to survive on land. Traveling forward in time, you'll explore the Mesozoic Era, when...

"From a sloth that weighed more than 8000 pounds to a rhinoceros with a 6-foot horn, this book introduces readers to some prehistoric animals that were larger than life."-- Provided by publisher.

While land-dwelling dinosaurs get a lot of attention, prehistoric seas were teeming with weird-looking creatures, too. Some of them were just as ferocious as any T. rex, like the Megalodon with its massive teeth and bottomless appetite. Swamps, lakes, rivers, and estuaries were also dangerous places for land animals, just ask the prey of the "super croc," the Sarcosuchus. Dino fans will love diving in to this fact-filled book. Exciting text and colorful...

In this book, readers will learn all about plated stegosaurs--their features, their diet, and when they lived. Readers will also discover four different stegosaurs through simple text, full-color illustrations, and informational diagrams. This title includes a glossary and index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Provided by publisher.

Presents an illustrated look at dinosaurs, as well as prehistoric life forms that preceded them, life forms that arose after their demise, and the fossils that allow us to know about them.

"Young readers will learn about finding fossils."-- Provided by publisher.

"Tyrannosaurus rex had sharp teeth that could bite through bone, and Triceratops must have been an intimidating sight with their large frills and prominent horns. It's no wonder dinos ruled Earth back in the Cretaceous period. But what about creatures flying high in the sky or predators lurking under the waves? Many of these animals were not dinos. Become a paleontologist of the Cretaceous as you explore colorful illustrations and fabulous fossil...

"This nonfiction picture book for middle-grade readers takes a close look at animals and plants around the world that are in the air, hidden below ground or lived long ago" -- Provided by publisher.