Nicky Dee

The Stegosaurus is known for the scales along its back, but did you also know the dinosaur had a brain the size of a ping pong ball? Eating both meat and plants, the Stegosaurus roamed the Earth during the late Jurassic period at 30 feet (9.1 m) in length. This volume contains a complete guide for anything a reader might want to know about the dinosaur, including fossils, sketches, fact boxes, and diagrams. Colorful graphics guide readers on their...

A carnivore that was longer and heavier than the iconic T. rex -- the Spinosaurus was the biggest meat-eating dinosaur and moved on two legs during the late Cretaceous period. Readers learn that the Spinosaurus spent a lot of time in water, and notably had a large sail on its back that could grow to 7 feet (2.1 m) high! Age-appropriate images and infographics accompany the many fun facts readers learn throughout the guide, and they can even discover...

Now recreated in popular media at twice its actual size and without feathers, the velociraptor was a well-known carnivore that stood at only 1.6 feet (0.5 m). The dinosaur had powerful back legs with long claws that could tear into their prey and allow them to run around 25 mph (40 km)! Readers discover this and much more about the velociraptor inside this guide to a dangerous, turkey-sized predator, including their diet, lifestyle, comparison to...

"Triceratops weighed around 5 tons (4.5 mt)--that's as heavy as a truck!--and readers learn that and a ton more about the substantial creature in this volume. The Triceratops was discovered in 1887, and its head is still one of the largest of any animal discovered. Fun facts ranging from where the dinosaur ranks on a scary scale to a vital statistics guide allow readers to read about the interesting ways the Triceratops lived during its time alongside...