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Title: Pretty pictures but bad science.
Review: At first glance this appears to be a great book for introducing youngsters to the subject of dinosaurs. Although the book does have nice illustrations and a recent publication date (1998), I would caution against buying this book for your kids. The last chapter (page), entitled 'Bye Bye Dinosaurs', is poorly researched. Even though the book claims to have used a 'technical consultant', the author writes that the dinosaurs died mysteriously (maybe it was a change in climate or habitat she suggests). This is a very poor statement. Very few scientists would deny the fact that a large comet (or asteroid) collided with the Earth 65 million years ago. Most believe that the result was the extinction of many species including the dinosaurs. Since I am against teaching uninformed science (especially to kids), I can not recommend this book as a worthwile purchase (unless you cut out the last page!).
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