Not every dinosaur went extinct when a giant asteroid hit Earth. Some survived-and over millions of years they became the birds that share our world today! Each title in this new series digs deep into one fascinating area of the Dinosphere. The expertly crafted text with strong visual cues to support new vocabulary will engage early readers as they build their reading confidence. This 24-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary...

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these pterosaurs face-to-face: The Quetzalcoatlus had wings that spanned the length of...

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these feathered dinosaurs face to face: The Caudipteryx had feathered arms and a tail...

A growing body of fossil findings-of dinosaurs with feathers-have finally cemented the bird-dinosaur connection. This book presents new and old evidence of how these ancient creatures are related to modern birds.

"Explore the flightless gastornis, its physical characteristics, when and where it lived, how it lived, what other animals lived alongside it, and how we know this"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the evidence of dinosaurs with skeletal structures and feathers so similar to birds and why that is convincing many scientists that birds evolved from dinosaurs.

Discusses how modern birds were descended from the dinosaurs and looks at several examples of bird fossils from China and the United States which show this connection.

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, and fossil evidence of prehistoric animals that lived in the sky.

Focuses on the characteristics of prehistoric birds.