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Flying Giants

Monica Hughes - Author

This illustrated nonfiction book introduces pterosaurs and other ancient flying creatures, from Eudimorphodon to Quetzalcoatlus. It shares examples of their size, appearance and diet, and compares features such as teeth and eggs with those of familiar animals.

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What ruled the skies during the age of dinosaurs? The answer: Creatures as fantastic and huge as some of the dinosaurs themselves! Quetzalcoatlus, for example, had a wingspan of 35 feet [10.5 m]—as wide as the wingspan of a small airplane. Exciting illustrations and clear writing will help young readers learn how modern reptiles and birds are related to the dinosaurs—both have scales, lay shelled eggs, and have similar skeletal features. Developed by literacy experts, Flying Giants features controlled text with appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure for emergent readers. Flying Giants is part of Bearport's I Love Reading: Dino World series.

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Pterosaurs· ExplainedAncient creatures· ExplainedAnimal features· Explained

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pterosaursancient creaturesanimal features

Non-fictionPicture book

Themes in Context

Learning about ancient flyers

The book presents several pterosaurs and other ancient flyers, with examples of their appearance, size, diet and physical features.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: Its stated approach is informational: it uses creature examples and comparisons with modern reptiles and birds to explain features.

Talk about: Which comparison makes a feature of an ancient flyer easiest to understand?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The book offers a way to explore how these long-extinct flyers differed from one another, using illustrations alongside short, controlled text rather than relying on names and facts alone.

What Deserves Attention

Creature names such as Eudimorphodon and Quetzalcoatlus may be unfamiliar; the book gives a pronunciation for Eudimorphodon.

A Conversation Worth Having

Which feature or comparison—such as teeth, eggs or wingspan—most helps you picture how these creatures lived?

Reading Approach

Pause at the illustrations and invite your child to choose one creature to compare with another. If a name is tricky, try the pronunciation given for Eudimorphodon together.

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Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Learning about ancient flyers: The full treatment of each creature and the extent of its explanations are unclear.

Flying Giants by Monica Hughes | Open Library

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Learning about ancient flyers

Flying Giants

Limited information

Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Learning about ancient flyers

Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.

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Flying Giants

At a Glance

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Personalised Fit

Beyond the Cover

Themes in Context

Learning about ancient flyers

Why It May Be Worth Reading

What Deserves Attention

A Conversation Worth Having

Reading Approach

What remains unconfirmed