title: Dinosaurs Life Size: Discover How Big They Really Were
author:  Darren Naish 
description: Gr 5-7With images of bits and pieces of larger species to an entire 15.75-inch Pterodactylus, this album of assorted dinosaurs and other prehistoric critters will appeal to dinophiles. Readers have to keep their eyes peeled for the Life Size tags, as many of the featured creatures appear in smaller-scaled illustrations. Photos of some cute kids in cute poses are added for size comparisons, though many will find the juxtaposition annoying. (Just how old/big are these kids anyway?) The realistic, dramatic images are accompanied by paragraphs of data, some sorted into How Big? and Where in the World? boxes. Others give more details on body shape, skeletal makeup, and such. Arranged chronologically, the whole package is garnished with several fold-out pages, including a nice time line of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous worlds. A very brief glossary is appended. Despite an eye-catching cover, this is no replacement for, but an addition to, David Bergen's more dramatic Life-Size Dinosaurs (Sterling, 2004) or Steve Jenkins's simpler, handsome Prehistoric Actual Size (Houghton, 2005).Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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  Dear mouse friends,
  
  
  welcome to the
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Welcome to the Stone Age . . .
  
  
  and the world of the cavemice!
  
  
  Capital: Old Mouse City  
  Population: We’re
  
  
  not sure. (Math doesn’t exist yet!) But besides
  
  
  cavemice, there are plenty of dinosaurs, way too many saber-toothed  
  tigers, and ferocious cave bears — but no mouse has
  
  
  ever had the courage to count them!
  
  
  Typical Food: Petrified
  
  
  cheese soup
  
  
  National Holiday: Great Zap Day,
  
  
  which celebrates the discovery of fire. Rodents  
  exchange grilled cheese sandwiches on this holiday.
  
  
  National Drink: Mammoth
  
  
  milkshakes
  
  
  Climate: Unpredictable,
  
  
  with
  
  
  frequent meteor showers
  
  
  milkshake
  
  
  cheese  
  soup
  
  
  money
  
  
  Seashells of all shapes
  
  
  and sizes
  
  
  measurement
  
  
  The basic unit of measurement is based on
  
  
  the length of the tail of the leader of  
  the village. A unit can be divided into a
  
  
  half tail or quarter tail. The leader is  
  always ready to present his tail when there  
  is a dispute.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Gero