Description: Dinosaurs : A Fantastic New View of a Lost Era by William Stout Byron Preiss and William Service John Corr for The Philadelphia Inquirer said that "This vividly illustrated book attempts to give the reader a closeup look at the daily lives of the massive beasts of the dinosaur period on earth. It combines the work of a fantasy artist and a natural history writer; the final work is edited by paleontologist Byron Preiss."In the November 1981 edition of Dragon (Issue #55), Chris Henderson called it "a truly remarkable look at one of mankind's favorite subjects." Henderson especially admired the artwork of William Stout, saying that his "fantastic art" is what makes the book "distinctive and very desirable [...] perhaps the ultimate dinosaur book." Henderson admitted that this was not a deep scholarly work, noting that over half of the book was illustrations. But he called it "an excellent introduction to most of what is known about dinosaurs today."Jim Buie reviewed the book for The News & Observer and said that "William Service spent 18 months tripping through time, traveling in his mind to an era when 10-ton brontosaurs and 30-foot hadrosaurs ruled the Earth. Isolated at his seven-acre farm near Efland in Orange County, Service buried himself in books and paleontological research about the Mesozoic era, which spanned from 235 million to 63 million years ago. Then he wrote a colorful, concise text to accompany dramatic illustrations by fantasy artist William Stout."In The Boston Phoenix, Don Lessem noted that the book's creators "organized a wealth of dinosaur data — much of its fresh scientific speculation of sociality, warfare, and anatomy — in a clever manner. Instead of a dramatis personae of species, The Dinosaurs uses its beasts to illustrate climate, daily life, movement, danger, even extinction.Please message any questions
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Book Title: Dinosaurs : a Fantastic New View of a Lost Era
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Book Series: Historical
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: BD D Promotional Book Company, Incorporated
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9 in
Intended Audience: Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1981
Type: Picture Book
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: William Stout
Era: Pre-historic
Item Height: 11 in
Author: William Stout
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Nature
Topic: Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Item Width: 0.5 in
Item Weight: 45 oz
Number of Pages: unnumbered
