I Know Dino!: Amazing Breakthroughs, Mega Mistakes, and Unsolved Mysteries in Dinosaur Science

Get the deets on dinos and learn the way we all know what we learn about them, from the hosts of the favored podcast I Know Dino!
Dinosaurs have been extinct for thousands and thousands of years, however the world of dinosaur science has by no means been extra alive! Over the previous couple of a long time, wonderful scientific discoveries have remodeled what we learn about dinosaurs. And it seems that loads of what we thought we knew about them was … completely improper. Thankfully, prehistory execs and podcast hosts Sabrina Ricci and Garret Kruger are right here to parse dino-fact from dino-fiction and look at the unbelievable historical past of paleontology alongside the best way.
Do you know scientists as soon as thought Brachiosaurus may stroll to the underside of a lake and breathe by nostrils on high of its head? (False.) In addition they believed that Stegosaurus’s again plates lay flat on its physique like a turtle shell! (They didn’t.)
On this e-book, you’ll discover fact-packed profiles of your favourite dinosaur species. You’ll study scientists’ (typically improper!) first impressions of them, after which learn the way new discoveries modified our understanding. Every profile is stuffed with unbelievable dino illustrations, together with sketches of what we used to suppose every species appeared like. Sprinkled all through the dinosaur profiles, readers can even discover options and sidebars all about dinosaur mysteries, battles between paleontologists, film dinosaurs, and extra!
Science is alive and continually altering, and this fascinating, colourful information to the evolution of dinosaur data exhibits us that there’s all the time extra to study!
Writer ‏ : ‎ Nationwide Geographic Youngsters
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print size ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426375530
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426375538
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 kilos
Studying age ‏ : ‎ 8 – 12 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.43 x 0.53 x 11.14 inches
Grade stage ‏ : ‎ 3 – 7