The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life

Product Description The most exciting view of prehistoric life. "Comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia to prehistoric animals... lifelike detail... this easily readable book should appeal to dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages." -Science News The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life. The book's concise, jargon-free text and full color illustrations bring the primordial world to vivid photo-realistic life. In-depth profiles of 112 kinds of beasts cover physical characteristics, lifestyle, habitat and behavior. Throughout, "fascinating fact" sidebars offer additional bits of "dinotrivia." But there is more than dinosaurs here. Readers will find creatures from triobites to early human beings. At the heart of the book are 350 richly detailed and lifelike color illustrations -- accompanied by comprehensive text -- which are the result of pioneering work by the Emmy award-winning creative team at Framestore CFC. Using animation, graphic effects and filmmaking, they recreated awe-inspiring prehistoric creatures and the world they lived in. These images are now reproduced to thrill readers. The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life was published to accompany two BBC TV prime-time programs, Life Before Dinosaurs and Walking with Life, both part of the Discovery Channel's award-winning Walking with Dinosaurs series. Review Amazing facts and stunning illustrations... Besides being visually outstanding, this book is as up-to-date as the field of paleontology allows... the depth of research is impressive. (Gillian Richardson CM Magazine 2006-02-03) Dinosaurs a plenty... but a lot more. Bone-crushing birds, pig-like reptiles, whales that walked on land and crocodiles that swam in the sea are just a few of the weird and scary creatures in this fascinating book. ( Washington Post 2006-01-29) For the student completing research on dinosaurs, this is a must have. (Philip Mills Resource Links) This is it: the book on dinosaurs everyone has been waiting for... this is an amazing book, filled with magic and knowledge, a truly winning combination. (Lincoln Cho January Magazine) This book is packed with facts, stunning visuals and is written in an easy to understand and informative manner. (Elizabeth Shaffer BC Parent) Vivid and strikingly realistic images... an informative and entertaining book. ( Globe and Mail 2005-12-10) Comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia to prehistoric animals... lifelike detail... this easily readable book should appeal to dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages. ( Science News 2005-12-10) Includes animals that came before and after the dinosaurs -- big ones, scary ones and just plain bizarre ones... should charm small boys of all ages. (Ben Steelman Wilminton Star-News 2005-12-18) This is it: the book on dinosaurs everyone has been waiting for.... The book that every kid with a passion for dinosaurs wished existed when they first got the bug. Understand, though: The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life is not geared at kids. It's just that, given the subject matter, it's pretty much guaranteed that young males will be especially touched by this book.... The authors didn't come to this project without considerable credentials. Both were involved with the BBC's Walking With Dinosaurs.... It was amazing. Though The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life is not a companion to that television series, it brings the same sort of magic... Each alphabetized entry offers information on individual types of dinosaur as well as rich and beautiful full color "photos" of the dinosaurs under discussion in various types of dinosauric activity. This is an amazing book, filled with magic and knowledge, a truly winning combination. (Lincoln Cho January Magazine 2005-01-01) About the Author Tim Haines is a trained zoologist and a scientific journalist. He has worked on BBC TV's Nature as well as on its award-winning Ice Mummy trilogy. He is executive producer of the Walking with Dinosaurs series. Paul Chambers has degrees in ge