First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs

A fascinating, friendly introduction to the prehistoric world, with simple text and amazing illustrations. With answers to questions such as "What was the biggest dinosaur?", "What was the ice age?" , "Why did the dinosaurs die out?", and more. Includes internet links to carefully selected fun and informative websites.

Chapters in this book include:
- The prehistoric world
- How the Earth began
- Under the sea
- Life on the land
- Swampy forests
- Reptiles and mammals
- The first dinosaurs
- Hunter dinosaurs
- Raptors
- The first birds
- Tyrannosaurus rex
- Giant dinosaurs
- Duck-billed dinosaurs
- Horned dinosaurs
- Stegosaurs
- Boneheads
- Spiky dinosaurs
- Baby dinosaurs
- Sea reptiles
- Flying reptiles
- The death of dinosaurs
- The first mammals
- More mammals
- South American mammals
- Ice age mammals
- The first people
- How do we know?
- New discoveries
- Prehistoric facts and figures
- Prehistoric words

About the author

Sam Taplin grew up in a beautiful valley in Yorkshire, where he dreamed of being a writer, and after three years reading other people's books at university he started writing his own for Usborne. He's been doing it ever since. When he's not writing about lonely rabbits or inquisitive bears, he likes doing card tricks, writing songs and playing long games of chess by the fire.

Product details

• Authors: Sam Taplin, Taplin Sam
• Assisted by: David Hancock (Illustration)
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 04.06.2026
• EAN: 9781836044871
• ISBN: 978-1-83604-487-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: First Encyclopedias
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Fossils, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Prehistoric, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Intermediate, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reference / Almanacs, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reference / Encyclopedias, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, Interest age: from c 5 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, Dinosaurs & prehistoric world (Children's / Teenage), Encyclopaedias (Children's / Teenage)