1001 Facts About Dinosaurs  •  William Lindsay SCIENCE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) A Back Pack book geared for 9-12 year olds, this handsomely illustrated reference is jammed with information about dinosaurs, paleontology and evolution. Highly recommended. (SCI56, $8.99)
Asteroid Impact  •  Douglas Henderson SCIENCE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 40 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) An excellent recreation of the events that may have caused the demise of the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous. The suspense and devastation of the earthquakes, fires, tidal waves that resulted from the asteroid's impact are vividly depicted in a series of dramatic, moment-by-moment paintings and text. For readers ages 9 and up. (SCI34, $16.99)
Bone Hunters in Patagonia: Narrative of the Expedition  •  J.B. Hatcher EXPLORATION •  1985 •  PAPER  • 209 PAGES A classic account of paleontological discovery in remote Patagonia, originally published in 1903 as part of Hatcher's multi-volume expedition report. Nature magazine wrote that the book is "...a rhapsodic yet blood-and-guts overture to an early masterpiece... ranks with the South American sections of Darwin's Voyage in its mixture of adventure, adversity and natural history." (PAT21, $22.00)
The Bonehunters' Revenge, Dinosaurs and Fate in the Gilded Age  •  David Rains Wallace HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES In this riveting chronicle of a major scientific feud, Wallace details how two rival paleontologists used the "New York Herald" to wage a dirty war on each other's findings, professionalism, personal integrity, and, finally, fundamental intelligence. Finding a new dinosaur was once like sending a man to the moon, and these two men self-destructed in their quest to be the biggest and best in the golden age of paleontology. (GEN125, $14.00)
The Complete Dinosaur  •  James O. Farlow  •  M.K. Brett-Surman  •  Robert K. Walters SCIENCE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 752 PAGES An abundantly illustrated survey of dinosaurs, their discovery, study, biology and evolution, with dozens of contributors. Geared to the serious dinosaur enthusiast with some basic knowledge of the beasts, this volume also makes for stimulating browsing. With over 350 illustrations and a 16-page full-color spread. (SCI42, $39.95)
Digging for Bird Dinosaurs, An Expedition to Madagascar  •  Nic Bishop ARCHAEOLOGY •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 48 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) An account of paleontologist Cathy Forster and her team on the hunt for fossils of bird-dinosaurs in Madagascar. Geared for readers aged 9-12, this appealing book in the "Scientists in the Field" series is an excellent account of the study of paleontology. It's also a good introduction to the people and culture of Madagascar, who feature prominently in the text and photographs. Much of the book is set in and around Berivotra near Mahajanga. (MAD23, $16.00)
Dino Wars  •  Jinny Johnson  •  Michael J. Benton NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) An exciting and fully-illustrated guide to dinosaurs for kids ages 8 and up. The focus is on predation. The humorous and informative approach (each dinosaur is given a nickname according to his weapon of choice) is irresistible to youngsters. (GEN331, $17.95)
Dinosaur Country, Unearthing the Alberta Badlands  •  Renie Gross SCIENCE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 243 PAGES An overview of the Badlands of Alberta and a primer on paleontology in the region, this is the ideal guide for travelers to Dinosaur Provincial Park and the Red Deer River Valley. The author, a resident of the area, weaves science, history and geography into an engaging story of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. With a few black-and-white photographs and maps. (CND76, $12.25)
Dinosaur Ghosts, The Mystery of Coelophysis  •  J. Lynett Gillette  •  Doug Henderson SCIENCE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 32 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) A brief account of the discovery of a cluster of dog-sized Coelophysis dinosaur fossils in New Mexico in 1947, featuring detailed pastel illustrations. For readers ages 8 to 11. (SCI35, $16.99)
DK Guide to Dinosaurs  •  David Lambert NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 64 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) A colorful, oversize survey of dinosaurs and their world for ages nine and up, featuring striking 3-D models of dozens of species. The extensive accompanying text is by popular science writer David Lambert. With chapters on dinosaur ecology, evolution and behavior. (GEN243, $19.99)
Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs, A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews  •  Ann Bausum EXPLORATION •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 64 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) An illustrated biography of Chapman Andrews (1884-1960), one of the greatest fossil hunters who went on to head the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The book features archival photographs of the 1920s Central Asiatic expedition, including the discovery of the first-ever dinosaur nest and pictures of the innovative jeep-and-camel caravans. Ages 8 to 12. (MGL26, $17.95)
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs  •  Philip J. Currie  •  Kevin Padian REFERENCE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 904 PAGES This massive volume may be expensive, but it's certainly comprehensive. Compiled by two prominent paleontologists, it's a reference to major dinosaur research up through the end of the 20th century. The 275 articles cover a range of subjects and feature numerous photographs, illustrations and diagrams. There are also plenty of cross-references, a glossary, a chronology and other helpful information. (SCI29, $148.00)
Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs  •  Robert Sabuda  •  Matthew Reinhart SCIENCE •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 12 PAGES • FAMILY It was only a matter of time! Sabuda and Reinhart turn their magic on dinosaurs in six dazzling double-page marvels of paper engineering. Each dramatic page is festooned with text, illustrations and smaller booklets, many with their own miniature pop-ups, 35 in all. It's hard to say which we like best: the roaring T-Rex, jazzy blue-green archeaopteryx that flies off the page or dueling triceratops. (SCI102, $27.99)
Feathered Dinosaurs  •  Christopher Sloan  •  Philip J. Currie SCIENCE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 64 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) It is now a commonly accepted notion that birds evolved from dinosaurs, but that wasn't always the case. This wonderfully illustrated book, designed for middle schoolers and published by National Geographic, takes a look at some recently discovered fossils that confirm what some scientists have thought for years -- that some dinosaurs had feathers! (SCI59, $17.95)
Into the Dinosaurs' Graveyard: Canadian Digs and Discoveries  •  David A. E. Spalding NATURAL HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 305 PAGES A wide-ranging account of dinosaurs and paleontology in Canada, from a natural history curator at the Provincial Museum of Alberta. Spalding traces the personalities and politics of dinosaur collecting in his spirited history. (CND137, $13.95)
Life Through the Ages, A Commemorative Edition  •  Charles R. Knight  •  Stephen Jay Gould  •  Philip J. Currie SCIENCE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 96 PAGES A classic by influential paleoartist Charles R. Knight, originally published in 1946. Knight's dinosaur reconstructions have fueled the imaginations of several generations of visitors to the American Museum of Natural History and Field Museum. Knight's drawings of dinosaurs and other creatures have also appeared in magazines and books, and even crossed over into movie images. (SCI41, $19.95)
The Lost World  •  Arthur Conan Doyle LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Inspired by the magnificent landscapes surrounding the Orinoco River, this classic novel follows an intrepid scientist into the jungles of the Amazon Basin in search of prehistoric creatures. One of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous stories outside of his Sherlock Holmes series, it imagined a modern world where dinosaurs roamed (well before Crichton and Spielberg made their money on the idea). (VNZ04, $10.00)
Marsh's Dinosaurs, The Collections from Como Bluff  •  John H. Ostrom SCIENCE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 416 PAGES Handsome lithographs of the Apatosaurus (aka Brontosaurus) and Stegosaurus excavated from Como Bluffs, Wyoming, commissioned by 19th century paleontologist O.C. Marsh. (SCI33, $95.00)
National Geographic Dinosaurs  •  Paul Barrett SCIENCE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) An illustrated, encyclopedic reference to dinosaurs, designed for children 9-12. Along with detailed profiles of 50 species, it includes an introduction to paleontology, an overview of behavior, and enough color illustrations to satisfy any young dinosaur enthusiast. (SCI60, $29.95)
Supercroc and the Origin of Crocodiles  •  Christopher Sloan SCIENCE •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 64 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Sure to delight aspiring paleontologists as well as those with an interest in crocodiles, this colorful book looks back at the ancestors of today's swamp dwellers to find enormous reptiles (some as big as a bus!) that lived with, and somehow outlasted, the dinosaurs. For kids 9-12. (SCI61, $18.95)
A Symbol of Wilderness, Echo Park and the American Conservation Movement  •  Mark W.T. Harvey NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES The classic story of the hard-fought battle in the 1950s to prevent the government from damming Utah's Green River, which would have flooded the Green River Valley and threatened Dinosaur National Park. A "Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics." (USW352, $19.95)
T. Rex and the Crater of Doom  •  Walter Alvarez NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES An accessible scientific study of the famous impact crater found in the Yucatan Peninsula. Using geologic evidence, Alvarez forms a fascinating account of the fate of the dinosaurs and other animal species after a enormous meteor slammed into the earth some 65 million years ago. (CAM68, $16.95)
Time Traveler, In Search of Dinosaurs and Other Fossils from Montana to Mongolia  •  Michael Novacek BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES A memoir and globetrotting tour of paleontological discovery and adventure, including Novacek's expeditions to Yemen, Patagonia and the Gobi. (SCI44, $18.00)