Looking for a New Dino Book for Xmas!

[Meso-Cenozoic]

Hey, guys! I'm looking to treat myself to a new (at least to me) Dino book for Xmas. Any good suggestions?

I saw this one on Amazon. It looks pretty cool (illustrations by Louis V. Rey!). It does mention that it is geared towards "older kids" (which I still consider myself one, lol!). Has anyone heard of it or have it?

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375824197/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

Or, if you have any other suggestions, let me know. I want something with great illustrations and the most current accurate info. I'm not asking for the world, am I? LOL!

[stoneage]

I have that book and I would recommend it. It was voted the best new book of the year by Prehistoric Magazine back in 2007. I not that crazy about Louis Rey's Illustrations. there just not a style I really like, but other then that it's pretty good.

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

^^ He tends to put feathers on everything.....

[tomhet]

Since everybody puts feathers on everything, I stay away from dinosaur books. What about a non-dinosaur book? I bought Gaining Ground, a very complete review of the evolution of early amphibians and their ecosystem, perhaps not many colorful illustrations but the information is priceless It was written by Jennifer Clack, the lady that discovered the Acanthostega

[Meso-Cenozoic]

Hey guys! Thanks for throwing in your opinions. I went ahead and ordered that book on Amazon because I got a great deal on it. I really wanted the one that Kevin posted pics from, but they didn't have it in stock at the moment and others were selling it for a pretty penny.

So anyway, I'll let you know what I think of it when it arrives.

[Rubicon]

I bought that Steve Brusatte book when I found it locally. And I somewhat regretted the purchase, only because the book is so big, it can't fit in any normal size book case at all, no matter which way I tried to fit it in.

[Meso-Cenozoic]

Well, I just got the book today, and I've already read the entire thing! No, just kidding, hehe! I did however look at all the pics from cover to cover. Not as many feather-ladened dinos as I thought there might be, by some of your comments. Just mostly some of the Raptors and young Theropods.

It looks very interesting. My only dissapointment so far is the layout. It's good in general. But since it lists it as an encyclopedia, I was hoping it would have a section that was a complete list with full illustrations and descriptions of all of them.

Oh well, looks like a good read. Has lots of input from many different paleontologists. And, the book itself is of very good quality. The cover is cool! And even cooler, the reverse side of the dust cover has a complete illustration of the partial one that's on the outside cover! I also think that the quality of the book seems a bit nicer when they also have the art duplicated on the actual hard cover like this one has.

So, now I still have to get the book that Teton has. I don't really care how big it is. I'll fit it in somewhere!

Here's a blow-up pic of the cover of the one I just got...