Clash of the Dinos: Watch Dinosaurs Do Battle!
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Publisher: Firefly Books

Author Statement: by Jinny Johnson
Audience: Juvenile
Age range lower: 8
Age range upper: 11
Specs: 120 full-color illustrations, glosary, index
Pages: 64
Trim Size: 8 1/4" X 10 1/2" X 1/4"
Language code 1: eng
Publication Date: 20141017
Copyright Year: 2014
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Clash of the Dinos: Watch Dinosaurs Do Battle!

The most terrifying reptiles ever to walk the planet battle it out in glorious full-color illustrations.

Who would win in a fight to the death between an Allosaurus and a Kentrosaurus? Now eager readers can find out, as each dinosaur's strengths and weaknesses are exposed and the winner decided. Each engaging spread gives scientific information, such as classification, time period, habitat and size, as well as outlining the creature's weapons, tactics and armor. Eye-catching icons give battle stats at a glance, and each encounter is given a brief storyline to set it up.

Accurate full-color illustrations show dinosaurs in real-life battles to the death. Double-page spreads on a variety of topics -- for example, Battle Tactic Armor -- show dinosaur species and describe their fighting features, such as the body plates and spikes of Stegosaurus and Sauropelta; and the hard heads and bony clubs of the Pachycephalosaurus.

Dynamic, detailed, full-color illustrations show dinosaurs in full battle action. Fact Files describe each dinosaur's home territory and their habitat, size and distinguishing features. Battle Plans describe how the dinosaurs would fight. For example, the 2-ton Allosaurus hunted in packs and took on just about any other dinosaur, including the fiercely spiked, armored Kentrosaurus.

Even the most reluctant reader won't be able to resist these prehistoric battles brought to roaring life.

Bio:

Jinny Johnson has written a number of books for children on topics ranging from dinosaurs to insects. She has had a lifelong passion for wildlife and is a fellow of the Zoological Society of London.

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Contents

Age of the Dinosaurs
Dinosaur Diversity

The Triassic period

    Erythrosuchus vs Cynognathus
    Euparkeria & Placodus
    Special Skill: Flight
    Herrerasaurus vs Saurosuchus
    Desmatosuchus & Shonisaurus
    Coelophysis vs Postosuchus
    Eudimorphodon & Plateosaurus

The Jurassic period

    Allosaurus vs Kentrosaurus
    Diplodocus & Megalosaurus
    Special Skill: Swimming
    Ceratosaurus vs Brachiosaurus
    Cryolophosaurus & Ophthalmosaurus
    Battle Tactic: Speed

The Cretaceous period

    Deinonychus vs Tenontosaurus
    Iguanodon & Kronosaurus
    Battle Tactic: Armor
    Pachycephalosaurus vs Pachycephalosaurus
    Carnotaurus & Baryonyx
    Battle Tactic: Agility
    Tyrannosaurus vs Triceratops
    Quetzalcoatlus & Velociraptor
    Torosaurus & Mosasaurus
    Special Skill: Herding

Glossary
Index
Credits

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