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Through
the years I've read many books on dinosaurs,
both in fiction and non-fiction. On this
page I plan to introduce you to some of
those books, as well as movies and toys,
and give you a chance to check them out
for yourself. Additionally, You will be
able to purchase some of these books, videos
and toys right from this page with the help
of AMAZON.COM.
FICTION
| NON-FICTION
| DINOSAUR ART | VIDEO
& DVD | TOYS &
REPLICAS
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The
Enormous Egg
by
Oliver Butterworth, Louise Darling (Illustrator)
One
of my favorite books as a kid. Nate Twitchell's
hen lays an incredibly large egg one night,
and instead of making a family-sized omelet,
he waits for it to hatch. When it does,
to everyone's surprise, Nate is the proud
owner of a baby Triceratops! But Nate has
no experience raising dinosaurs, and soon
finds that owning one can lead to all sorts
of problems. Wonderfully illustrated by
Louise Darling.
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Dinotopia
: A Land Apart from Time
by
James Gurney
Beautifully
illustrated by James Gurney, one of the
best dinosaur artists of all time. This
is a sort of Gulliver's Travels story set
in a land where humans and dinosaurs co-exist
in a symbiotic society. The great dinosaur
art alone is worth the price of admission.
The first of many books about this imaginary
land.
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How
Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
by
Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illustrator)
This
is a bed-time book for small children. Nothing
substantive on dinosaurs here, but the illustrations
are lush and colorful. As with anyting to
do with dinosaurs, I couldn't pass this
one up.
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The
Lost World
by
Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle
From
the author who created Sherlock Holmes,
"The Lost World" is the grand
daddy of all dinosaur fiction. Professor
George E. Challenger discovers and attempt
s to conquer a land untouched by time. On
a forbidding plateau shut off from the rest
of the world by the savage amazon jungle,
he and his team encounter dinosaurs and
primitive beast-men. Written in 1912 as
a series for a magazine, it's still a great
read today.
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Jurassic
Park
by
Michael Crichton
This
is the one that broke open the gates of
Dino-mania. With the success of the Steven
Speilberg movie and the inevitable sequels,
we could finally see what dinosaurs were
supposed to look like. The images brought
to film are incredible. But if the story
seemed a little empty, try reading the book.
Much more interesting and meaty than the
movie, Michael Crichton is a great author
who's books are a pleasure to read... especially
this one.
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The
Dinosaur Heresies
by
Robert T. Bakker
The
more modern theories of dinosaur evolution
and extinction are covered here, including
the case for warm-bloodedness and the rise
of birds. Lots of black and white drawings
and diagrams help to explain his theories
and embellish his evidence as he re-examines
old ideas and presents new ones.
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Dinosaur!
by
Dr. Norman David
Based
on the A&E television series of the
same name hosted by Walter Cronkite. This
book covers the history of the study of
dinosaurs, from the first fossils found
and the great fossil hunts, to more recent
discoveries and theories. Some good information
here and very nice illustrations.
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The
Science of Jurassic Park and the Lost World
by
Rob Desalle, David Lindley
Is
it really possible to bring back dinosaurs
as they did in "Jurassic Park,"
and if so how would one go about doing it.
This book investigates these questions and
explores what science is capable in today's
world.
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Walking
with Dinosaurs: A Natural History
by
Tim Haines
With
images taken directly from the TV show "Walking
With Dinosaurs," this book is nicely
illustrated and offers the same information
about dinosaurs as the show. The computer
graphics and puppets used in the production
make the art in this book look more like
nature photography than most other books
on the subject.
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The
New Dinosaurs
by
William Stout
Known
for his work in underground comics, William
Stout offers us his vision of the world
of the dinosaurs with this wonderful book.
This volume expands and updates his previous
book "The Dinosaurs" (now out
of print). His Art Nouveau style is an interesting
and welcome departure from the styles of
most of today's dinosaur artists.
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Dinosaurs!
The Biggest, Baddest, Strangest, Fastest
by
Howard Zimmerman, George Olshevsky
This
book was written for kids, but the wonderful
illustrations make it one that eveyone will
enjoy. It's an over-sized book with over
75 full color illustrations depicting how
many dinosaurs may have looked in the flesh.
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Age
of Reptiles : Tribal Warfare
by
Ricardo Delgado
One
of my other great interests is comic books,
and here is a comic book about dinosaurs.
Wonderful illustrations and stories without
dialog. This is a "graphic novel"
which is a collection of several individual
comic issues sold as one volume.
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Walking
with Dinosaurs
BBC
The
dinosaurs on this DVD rival those in the
Jurassic Park movies. Covering all three
eras in which the dinosaurs evolved, ruled
and ultimately met final extinction, the
studies of dinosaurs here are based on scientific
evidence and conjecture. Filmed in a wildlife
documentary style, this is the best educational
video on dinosaurs to date. Included with
the DVD is an additional disc; The Making
of Walking with Dinosaurs. If you haven't
seen this one, make sure you do.
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Allosaurus
- A Walking With Dinosaurs Special
BBC
As
a sequal to Walking With Dinosaurs, the
BBC offers this half-hour video with the
same wildlife documentary flavor. The story
this time follows the life of a single Allosaurus,
based on the most complete fossil skeleton
of one of the beasts ever found. Creative
guessing provides us with possible explanations
for the numerous broken bones and growths
on the actual skeleton. A wonderful follow-up
to Walking With Dinosaurs for those of us
who couldn't get enough.
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Jurassic
Park
Universal
Pictures
Steven
Speilberg and Michael Crichton brought us
the ultimate dinosaur experience in 1993
with Jurassic Park. Rather than traveling
back through time or to a lost jungle cut
off from the rest of the world, we are transported
to a theme park that breeds genetically-engineered
dinosaurs cloned from cells found in mosquitoes
preserved in amber. If you're into dinosaurs,
you've undoubtably seen this one, and probably
the sequels.
The
Lost World: Jurassic Park
Jurassic
Park III
Jurassic
Park Trilogy
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When
Dinosaurs Roamed America
Discovery
Channel
This
is another DVD in the flavor of "Walking
With Dinosaurs" with narration provided
by John Goodman. While the CGI in this production
is not as polished as the previously mentioned
"Walking," it still is an entertaining
and informative look into what the lives
of living dinosaurs may have been like.
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Dinosaur
Disney
The
Walt Disney Company decided to catch the
wave of dinosaur mania and created this
animated feature using state-of-the-art
computer graphics. Made for children, my
problems with the film are the talking dinosaurs
and mixing together of animals from different
times. I felt the simple story could have
been told relatively easily without dialog.
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Tyrannosaurus
Tooth Replica with Stand
by
Skullduggery
A
plastic replica of a Tyrannosaurus tooth
is what every dinosaur fanatic should have.
Covered with wonderful detail, including
it's knife-like serrations, this tooth is
an exact replica from the jaws of the most
ferocious animal to ever walk the Earth.
The original is on display at the Museum
of Geology in South Dakota.
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Utahraptor
Claw Replica with Stand
by
Skullduggery
Another
terrific fossil replica,this amazing weapon
of the Cretaceous period was used by one
of the most vicious dinosaurs evern known.
The original Utahraptor Claw, from which
this replica was molded, is housed at the
College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum.
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Saber
Tooth Cat Skull Replica
by
Skullduggery
So,
it's not a dinosaur, but it sure is cool.
This skull is
an exact replica measuring 13" long,
8" wide and 12" high, and includes
an oak base for mounting in the "attack"
position. The original skull is part of
the collection at the Natural History Museum
of Los Angeles.
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Carnegie
Mountain Display
by
Safari
The
Carnegie Collection is one of the most acurrate
toy reproductions of dinosaurs I've ever
seen. I've bought a lot of these plastic
figures, but this set looks like the way
to go (some of these sell for $25 or more
individually). Every piece in the series
is crafted in durable polyvinyl and is set
on one of three massive scales; 1:10, 1:15,
1:40 and comes complete with an educational
hang tag detailing the behaviors and ecology
of the species.
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Brachiosaurus
by
Safari
This
is the Carnegie Collection's replica of
the Brachiosaurus. Hand painted, this museum
quality replica is 22" tall making
it a 1: 40 scale size.
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Tyrannosaurus
by
Safari
The
terrible and ferocious Tyrannosaurus, hand
painted and realistic looking. This replica
is 10" long making it 1: 40 scale size.
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Diplodocus
by
Safari
One
of the longest dinosaurs ever to have lived,
this replica of Diplodocus is 24" long
making it 1: 40 scale size. Hand painted,
each model has been crafted with exacting
attention by paleontologists at the Carnegie
Museum of Natural history in Pittsburgh,
Pa., using the most recent discoveries and
findings to ensure accuracy.
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