Most Popular Books by Dougal Dixon

A 2019 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K–12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children''s Book Council). From the moment life crawled out of the oceans and onto land, to when our primate ancestors climbed down from the trees, the history of Planet Earth is filled with incredible stories. This beautifully illustrated guide explores some of the most exciting and incredible events in evolution, through 13 case studies. Step back in time and discover a world where whales once walked, crocodiles were warm-blooded, and snakes had legs! Meet terrifying giant birds, and tiny elephants living on islands in this fascinating creature guide like no other. Learn how whales once walked on four legs before taking to the oceans; how dinosaurs evolved into birds; and how the first cats were small and lived in trees. Featuring a stunning mix of annotated illustrations, illustrated scenes, and family trees, evolution is explained here in a captivating and novel style that will make children look at animals in a whole new way.

Are you ready for the Ice Age? Travel back in time to the days of early man and identify a mysterious animal that our ancestors painted on a cave wall long before the dawn of recorded history! The Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices. This makes the series a great educational device for youngsters to learn about history and all the different cultures, events, and periods that shaped it.

Presents information on flying reptiles and birds that ruled the prehistoric skies and, when turned over, information about the creatures found in prehistoric seas.

Describes, in text and in illustrations, the formation of the planet Earth ; its formation and its evolution to its present state.

A dormant volcano is about to explode, threatening to devastate a nearby city. Follow a young journalist as he joins a team of experts that is tracking the chain of events surrounding the volcanic eruption. Will the team survive the explosion? The exciting and innovativeExpedition Earthseries leads readers on up-close and personal adventures to natural disasters. Young readers experience the action first-hand through diary entries. Real-life case studies and scientific information are presented through captions, reports, maps, and fact boxes. The unique journal format brings together fact and fiction to create an explosive story that readers won''t soon forget. Following a young journalist on search and rescue missions around the world, the reader will investigate the natural processes behind major phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes, and see first hand the devastating consequences for people living in the disaster areas. At every stage of the expedition the reader sees what the experts are seeing and learns what they are learning, using scientific methods. A fictional story unwraps through diary entries, while real-life case studies and scientific information are presented through captions, reports, maps, and fact boxes. An index and glossary are included. This series supplements school curriculum in science and social studies.

An expanded edition of Dougal Dixon''s classic illustrated work of speculative biology, published to celebrate the book''s 40th anniversary. Features a new cover and more than 10 pages of never before seen sketches and production material. In 1981 St Martin''s Press published After Man, the first edition of palaeontologist Dougal Dixon''s vision of an ''alternative evolution'': one without mankind.

Describes a wide variety of interesting or unusual dinosaurs.

Presents 1001 facts about dinosaurs.

Here is a natural history of times past, featuring real creatures that lived, breathed, reproduced, then died forever. A visual who''s who of prehistoric life.

The exciting world of fossils is presented in an easy-to-read, full-color book. Innovative projects and puzzles plus an informative text teach youngsters about this fascinating topic while entertaining.

e.guides Dinosaur presents the landmark discoveries of the last 200 years, goes on location with today''''s great fossil hunters, investigating and analyzing their finds, and follows the reconstruction processes behind the creation of life-size museum models. Dramatic illustrations bring to life the best-known finds by combining the latest scholarship and the latest, dazzling Photoshop and CGI techniques. This brand new reference series reflects and enhances how today''s young researchers gather, assess, and present information. Part of DK and Google''s exciting family reference partnership, e.guides look at core topics from many angles, including facts, data boxes, charts, and more. The book that''s online - with a dedicated web site and all the latest links.

Some plant-eating dinosaurs of the world had sharp horns and armored neck plates. Learn how these dinosaurs used horns and armor to defend themselves from attack or to scare away predators.

Readers'' imaginations will be fired on every page of this wonderful single-volume dinosaur book. It is arranged thematically, with chapters: Early Dinosaurs, A World of Dinosaurs, Giant Dinosaurs, A Variety of Dinosaurs, and Change & Extinction. A range of information and interactive features perfectly enhance and consolidate each reference section.

Describes various kinds of dinosaurs, including Parasaurolophus, Allosaurus, and Ornitholestes, and discusses how dinosaurs hunted, their life cycle, and how paleontologists learn about them.

Gives simple and direct answers to questions about the dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Looks at when life began and what early animals looked like. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

Step inside the fascinating world of the dinosaurs and find out the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask. Full-color illustrations depict dinosaurs in their natural habitat, while more than 30 lively questions and answers describe the dinosaurs and ancient life.

Ever since giant fossils were discovered in the western world more than 200 years ago, dinosaurs or ?terrible lizards? as they were named, have captured the public imagination. New discoveries and excavations continue to make dinosaurs an endless subject of fascination, and each new find has added or confirmed a different dimension to our understanding of the world of prehistoric creatures. This seminal book brings together every important dinosaur find from the last two centuries and from the world''s richest fossil sites. The result is a comprehensive, groundbreaking book that details every kind of prehistoric creature known from the age of dinosaurs, including dinosaurs, fish, mammals, reptiles, pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, amphibians, crocodiles, turtles, birds and mosasaurs. A comprehensive introduction explains the evolution of earth''s geology and the development of animal and plant life within it, culminating with the arrival of the dinosaurs. It explains the classification of dinosaurs and how they developed over the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous eras, from the smallest sea creature to the largest land-dwelling dinosaurs with the greatest body mass. The different habitats where dinosaurs are thought to have lived are all depicted, from deserts to lagoons, lakes, mountains, swamps and plains, together with the fossil evidence that helps to explain the presence of dinosaurs in each site. Fascinating anatomical drawings demonstrate the skeletal make up of the different dinosaurs - sauropods, theropods, ornithopods, and armoured dinosaurs - and explain how they functioned, moved and lived. Expert analysis of fossils has provided theories about what dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures ate; fossil footprints help explain how they socialized, whether moving in herds, or in solitary isolation; and the discovery of eggs provides theories about how dinosaurs formed colonies, migrating to different areas to rear their young. Finally the role of the dinosaur hunters is explained, with a glimpse at how fossils are excavated, and where the most important fossil sites are in the world. The main section of the book is an encyclopedia of 1000 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. Every entry is clearly described according to the latest scientific thinking and is placed within the context of when it lived. Its size and shape, muscle and bone structure are detailed together with explanations of how it moved, hunted and defended itself from attack. Fossil evidence has revealed the feeding preferences of many dinosaurs and the position of jaws and teeth show how it killed and ate its prey. Current ideas about skin texture and covering are all explained. Each main entry is accompanied by a highly detailed and technically accurate watercolour illustration, and a map showing the sites where fossils have been found. This unique illustrated volume, with its unparalleled combination of the latest expert research and beautiful visual reconstruction, will be an endless source of fascination and an essential family reference for school and home study.

Explains how life evolved on earth and how scientists use fossils to learn about prehistoric animals.

Brief text and illustrations introduce the characteristics and natural environment of eleven dinosaurs of the Jurassic period including Diplodocus, Stegosaurus, and Cryptocleidus. Also contains a glossary and miscellaneous facts about dinosaurs.

What if dinosaurs weren''t wiped out 65 million years ago? Could we share earth with the biggest creatures ever to have breathed? Take an extraordinary journey across oceans, skies and land to find out if dinosaurs could live in our world.

A detailed look at the plant-eating dinosaurs, from the tiny creatures that scuttled about underfoot to the largest animals that ever walked the Earth. 10-15 yrs.

Explore the world beneath your feet to discover how rocks and minerals have shaped our planet. Find out how fossils can tell us what kinds of plants and animals lived on earth millions of years ago.

人類滅絕後—— 將會由哪一種動物統治地球呢？ 距離現在5000萬年後的地球 昂首闊步於陸地上的會是何種生物呢？ 透過經嚴謹考證的幻想圖鑑啟發孩子的想像力 在人類滅絕之後過了5000萬年， 說到改變的事物，大概只有人類花費數千年構築的文明產物消失無蹤，一絲痕跡都沒有留下。 歷經曲折後，氣候與植被雖然與5000萬年前幾乎相同，板塊運動卻使得大陸的位置產生變化。 非洲、歐亞、北美、澳大利亞成為一塊超大陸，而南美大陸則是孤立的狀態。 說到生物，特別是哺乳類與鳥類在這5000萬年間產生環境適應，完成各種演化。 哺乳類及鳥類會產生如此的變化，是因為用與以往不同的方法對環境產生適應， 或填補人類時代發生的大滅絕所出現的空白生態位。 這些動物廣泛活用5000萬年前祖先的特徵，逐漸變化，因此生物演化成嶄新的樣貌。 5000萬年前發生的大滅絕，使得各種生物群體完全消滅。 距離人類時代5000萬年後，動物們會有什麼改變？ 牠們的模樣和生活將如何變化？ 以上，就是作者假想中人類滅絕後的地球風景。 你能夠想像會是怎樣的生物存活下來嗎？ 雖然無法親眼看到，但根據演化的法則是可以推測出來的。 跟著作者一起踏入5000萬年後的地球，觀察看看有那些生物吧！ 說不定你想像中的生物也會出現喔！ 本書特色 ☆ 以美麗細緻的全彩手繪插圖，搭配輕鬆好懂的文字與排版。 ☆ 以豐富的想像結合嚴謹的科學考證，讓未來動物的姿態更栩栩如生。 ☆ 為了讓兒童更直觀地理解本書概念，特別於刊頭加入5頁原作沒有的繪本風格彩頁。

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With the help of amazing computer simulations, a companion book to the 2003 Animal Planet series looks at the latest in evolutionary theory--an imaginative and intriguing view of animals in a post-human world who have adapted to massive climate and geological changes. Simultaneous.

Dinosaur Find - Written by dinosaur expert Dougal Dixon, this series presents a diverse selection of dinosaurs, based on their behavior, continent, ecosystem, and region. Life-like illustrations and size comparisons provide readers with an up-close look at these extinct creatures.