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Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like? Hardcover - 2013

by Catherine Thimmesh

Sibert medalist Catherine Thimmesh unravels the mystery of how we bring to life a creature that no one has ever seen before. Strikingly illustrated with full-color images of some of the most beautiful and accurate dinosaur art available.


Summary

No human being has ever seen a triceratops or velociraptor or even the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. They left behind only their impressive bones. So how can scientists know what color dinosaurs were? Or if their flesh was scaly or feathered? Could that fierce T.rex have been born with spots?

In a first for young readers, the Sibert medalist Catherine Thimmesh introduces the incredible talents of the paleoartist, whose work reanimates gone-but-never-forgotten dinosaurs in giant full-color paintings that are as strikingly beautiful as they aim to be scientifically accurate, down to the smallest detail. Follow a paleoartist through the scientific process of ascertaining the appearance of various dinosaurs from millions of years ago to learn how science, art, and imagination combine to bring us face-to-face with the past.

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  • Title Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like?
  • Author Catherine Thimmesh
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books
  • Date 2013-10-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780547991344 / 0547991347
  • Weight 1.17 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.23 x 11.29 x 0.42 in (23.44 x 28.68 x 1.07 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Reading level 1130
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Prehistoric
    • Sex & Gender: Boy's Interest
    • Sex & Gender: Girl's Interest
    • Topical: Boy's Interest
    • Topical: Girl's Interest
  • Library of Congress subjects Paleontology, Dinosaurs
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012048466
  • Dewey Decimal Code 567.9

Media reviews

"Required reading for serious dinophiles."
Kirkus

"Readers will come away from this excellent book with a new appreciation for dinosaur imagery and for the talented paleoartists who produce it."
The Horn Book Magazine, starred review

Citations

  • Booklist, 10/15/2013, Page 42
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2013, Page 183
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2013, Page 124
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2014, Page 152
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/01/2013, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 10/01/2013, Page 145
  • Shelf Awareness, 11/05/2013, Page 0
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2013, Page 35

About the author

Catherine Thimmesh never expected to be an author, but her books have been recognized as New York Times Book Review Notable Books, a winner of the IRA Children's Book Award, a Sibert Medal winner, Outstanding Science Trade Books, and a Washington Post Top Children's Book, among other awards and honors. She lives with her family in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Visit www.catherinethimmesh.com.
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