As a small boy in the early 1980s nothing seemed more exciting to Keiron Pim than a visit to London s renowned Natural History Museum, where he would gaze up at the "Diplodocus "skeleton and later depart clutching some little dinosaur-related memento: an eraser shaped like "Stegosaurus," a lurid poster of a Jurassic scene, or a book crammed with dino-facts. It would have blown his four-year-old mind to know that thirty years later a book on dinosaurs would be his first publication. Keiron, married with three young daughters, is a writer and journalist now based in Norfolk, England.John Jack Horner is one of the world s foremost paleontologists, credited with finding the first dinosaur eggs in the Western Hemisphere, the first evidence of dinosaur colonial nesting, the first evidence of parental care among dinosaurs, and the first dinosaur embryos. He served as the inspiration for Paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in Michael Crichton s "Jurassic Park, "and as the technical advisor on all of the "Jurassic Park "films. Horner is Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, and Regents Professor of Paleontology at Montana State University."
A Main Selection of Scientific American Book Club
"This richly illustrated volume presents the latest perspectives on
dinosaur lore, feathers and all, with field notes from famed
paleontologist Jack Horner."--NBC Science News
"Remarkably all-encompassing and superbly illustrated . . . A
fascinating tome that will appeal to children and
adults."--Huffington Post
"If there is one book you should give as a gift to any dinosaur fan
. . . this is it."--Staten Island Advance
"Dramatic illustrations and silhouettes of the dinosaur accompany
each profile...A good, inexpensive choice for those who want the
most up-to-date, comprehensive information on
dinosaurs."--Booklist
"If you've got a kid who's wild about dinosaurs, this is the book
you need to get."--GeekDad blog
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