Lucky boys and girls who delve into this exciting box of board books probably won't recognize the word paleontology, but that is the branch of science they will be discovering. Six miniature
books, each one shaped like a prehistoric animal, combine words and color pictures to describe animals from the six important prehistoric eras that came and passed before the first human beings
were alive. The mini-books are titled:
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Before the Dinosaurs600-248 million years ago
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The First Dinosaurs 248-205 million years ago
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Jurassic Dinosaurs 205-144 million years ago
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Rule of the Dinosaurs 144-75 million years ago
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The Last Dinosaurs 75-64 million years ago
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After the Dinosaurs 64 million years ago-today
Kids are introduced to plant-eating creatures like the Diploducus and the armor-plated Stegosaurus. They'll also find pictures and simple descriptions of meat-eaters or carnivores, such as
the fearsome Tyranosaurus andin the post-dinosaur periodSmilodor, the saber-toothed cat. The books are printed and illustrated in color and are packaged in a colorful and sturdy box that
features illustrated time charts on its inside flap and bottom panel.
