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Age of dinosaurs

Steve Parker - Author

Alongside dinosaur facts, the book looks at prehistoric habitats, climate, plants and other animals, and explains how fossils are found and studied.

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"Age of Dinosaurs is a great first book about dinosaurs and the world in which they lived.Travel to prehistoric lagoons and ancient forests and explore life on Earth millions of years ago. Discover what the planet's climate and environment were like and how they evolved. Learn some bite-size facts about the different types of dinosaurs and the many animals and plants that shared their world, and find out how we know all this. How scientists find and study fossils is also revealed.Packed with exciting prehistoric puzzles and games as well as eye-catching photographs of specimens from the Museum's amazing palaeontological collections. This is a fun and fact-filled introduction to these incredible creatures for budding palaeontologists.

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Fossils· ExplainedScientific methods· ExplainedPrehistoric life· Explained

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Beyond the Cover

fossilsscientific methodsprehistoric life

Non-fictionIllustrated book

Themes in Context

Fossils and scientific investigation

The book explains how scientists find and study fossils as a way to explore ancient life.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: Scientific investigation is presented as part of an informational introduction to dinosaurs and their world.

Talk about: What do fossils help scientists find out about past animals and environments?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

It offers more than animal names: readers can encounter the environments of ancient life and learn how scientists use fossils to investigate the past.

What Deserves Attention

Photographs of museum specimens are part of the presentation, alongside puzzles and games; this mixes visual reference material with activities.

A Conversation Worth Having

Which part interests you most: the different dinosaurs, the ancient environments, or how scientists work out what fossils can tell them?

Reading Approach

Browse it together by choosing a photograph, puzzle or fact that catches your eye, then follow that interest into the related topic.

Confidence & Basis

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

Fossils and scientific investigation: The precise explanations and examples used for fossil study are unclear.

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Fossils and scientific investigation

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