Looking for a good dino book

[darwinian]

Non fiction, recent as possible, with good pics.

I recently realized that I hadn't read any new dino lit in well over a decade (my how time flies). I have picked up this book:

www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Concise-David-E-Fastovsky/dp/052171902X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242872936&sr=1-4

but its a bit academic - which is fine, and I am getting a great deal from it, but I was hoping for something that would also work as a "light" overview, something my high school students could use also.

[Tyrannax]

May 21, 2009 2:30:33 GMT darwinian said:

Non fiction, recent as possible, with good pics.

I recently realized that I hadn't read any new dino lit in well over a decade (my how time flies). I have picked up this book:

www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Concise-David-E-Fastovsky/dp/052171902X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242872936&sr=1-4

but its a bit academic - which is fine, and I am getting a great deal from it, but I was hoping for something that would also work as a "light" overview, something my high school students could use also.

The best choice for an overview on all that is Dinosaurs would be..

www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Complete-Up-Date-Encyclopedia/dp/0375824197

I have it, and although the cover may look like any other A-Z Dinosaur List, it is actually fully illustrated and packed with information not only species, but the families and groups Dinosaurs are categorized into.

[darwinian]

Already one of the ones on my short list, and its at a reasonable price, which helps. I'll wait for more feedback, but your recommendation helps a lot.

[Tyrannax]

No problem.