The Dinosaur Coloring Book - (Dover Dinosaur Coloring Books) by Anthony Rao (Paperback)

About the Book

Forty drawings, superbly rendered for coloring, of Archaeopteryx, Stegosaurus, Archelon, Tyrannosaurus, and more. Detailed captions describe 32 dinosaurs, 6 non-dinosaurian archosaurs, 1 fossil bird, and 1 ancient sea turtle.

Book Synopsis

Meet Stegosaurus, an armored lizard as big as a car with a peanut-sized brain; Pteranodon, a flying reptile with an incredible 27-foot wingspan; Protoceratops, named for its giant skull and parrot-like beak, and Oviraptor, its egg-stealing enemy; and Tyrannosaurus, the fiercest carnivore that ever roamed the earth. Forty scientifically accurate drawings depict prehistoric creatures in their natural habitats, accompanied by captions explaining their size, classification, behavior, and other fascinating details.

From the Back Cover

This book contains more than forty drawings, superbly rendered for coloring, of 32 dinosaurs, 6 non-dinosaurian archosaurs, 1 fossil bird and 1 ancient sea turtle. The sequence of the illustrations approximately parallels the development of dinosaurs. Carefully researched and scientifically accurate, each copyright-free illustration is accompanied by an informative and factual caption containing such information as size, habitat, classification, related dinosaurs, means of offense or defense, skeletal structure and evolutionary significance.