From two renowned pop-up masters comes an awe-inspiring tribute to the world's most beloved, extinct animals and their 180-million-year reign on Earth—brought to life in 35 thrilling 3-D pop-ups. Full color.
From renowned pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart comes an awe-inspiring tribute to the world's most beloved extinct animals and their 180-million-year reign on our planet. Open this book and a massive T. REX springs out, flashing a startling jawful of jagged teeth. Turn the next spread and a ravishing raptor unfurls and appears to fly off the edge of the page. Inside the amazing ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS are "shield bearers" in full-body armor, creatures with frilly headgear, and weighty, long-necked giants. There are even amusing tidbits on the history of paleontology itself — like a pop-up version of a Victorian New Year's dinner in the belly of a dinosaur model, or a pair of scientists locked in a literal tug-of-war over bones. Full of fascinating facts and lighthearted good humor, this breathtaking book includes fascinating, up-to-the-minute information about popular dinosaurs as well as many lesser-known varieties. With each of six spreads featuring one spectacular, large pop-up as well as booklets of smaller pop-ups and text, ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS is a magnificent display of paper engineering and creativity — an astonishing book that will be read, admired, and treasured forever.
Winner of Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Gold) 2005
Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Seven to Ten) 2006
Short-listed for Bluebonnet Awards 2007
“Don't just look at the brilliantly designed and executed pop-ups of more than 35 dinosaurs; the engaging text is also a great introduction to everyone's favorite extinct creatures. --The New York Times Book Review With so many layers and moving paper parts - water-colored on all sides - readers may begin to feel like paleontologists unearthing fossils. Dino fans won't be disappointed. --Publishers Weekly, starred review This triumph of paper technology prompts amazement both at Sabuda and Reinhart's creativity and at the magnificence of the creatures they portray. --Horn Book, The Informational tidbits appear alongside exquisitely designed pop-up constructions in this visually stunning overview of all things dinosaur. --School Library Journal With Sabuda lending deft paper engineering to artwork rendered by Reinhart, who also wrote the book's text, the Mesozoic's major players leap into three dimension. --Booklist Frills, spikes, wings, and horns burst from the pages of this pop-up book in fabulous, intricate symmetry. --Entertainment Weekly For our 5-year-old reviewer, it was all about the intricate pop-up designs of the snaggle-toothed theropod and spiny-backed stegosaur. --Wall Street Journal What's old (we're talking Mesozoic Era) is new again in Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart's knockout new pop-up book ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS. . . . In sharp, often humorous prose, the kings of pop-up deliver facts on more than 50 species that should impress even rabid dinophiles. --FamilyFun The Jurassic Age jumps off the page in ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS. --Parents This book defies categories. Robert Sabuda is readily acknowledged as the king of pop-ups, but Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart together have outdone themselves. --Chicago Tribune ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS covers shield bearers, frill heads, meat eaters and more with dozens of spectacular pop-ups tucked inside. --Time Magazine For readers looking for a provocative introduction to life millions of years ago, this superb volume offers instant appeal. --Chicago Sun-Times 'Stunning' is a much overused word -- especially by book critics. Yet stunnig is truly the best way to describe ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS. --Pittsburgh Post Gazette In this ultimate pop-up paean to the giant reptiles of yore, a prodigious amount of dinosaur lore accompanies more than 35 astonishingly intricate 3-D illustrations by two renowned paper engineers. --Child This is a beautiful and artistic pop-up. --Advocate, The (Baton Rouge) Appealing to readers of almost all ages, thanks to the magical paper engineering of Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart. --Denver Post This dinosaur pop-up book is truly wonderful. --Seattle Times [A] mind-boggling compendium of all things dinosaur. --Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award The definitive pop-up. That's what the cover bills, and that's what the book delivers. --San Francisco Chronicle A pictorial feast. --Los Angeles Times”
Don't just look at the brilliantly designed and executed pop-ups of more than 35 dinosaurs; the engaging text is also a great introduction to everyone's favorite extinct creatures. --The New York Times Book Review With so many layers and moving paper parts - water-colored on all sides - readers may begin to feel like paleontologists unearthing fossils. Dino fans won't be disappointed. --Publishers Weekly, starred review
This triumph of paper technology prompts amazement both at Sabuda and Reinhart's creativity and at the magnificence of the creatures they portray. --Horn Book, The
Informational tidbits appear alongside exquisitely designed pop-up constructions in this visually stunning overview of all things dinosaur. --School Library Journal
With Sabuda lending deft paper engineering to artwork rendered by Reinhart, who also wrote the book's text, the Mesozoic's major players leap into three dimension. --Booklist
Frills, spikes, wings, and horns burst from the pages of this pop-up book in fabulous, intricate symmetry. --Entertainment Weekly
For our 5-year-old reviewer, it was all about the intricate pop-up designs of the snaggle-toothed theropod and spiny-backed stegosaur. --Wall Street Journal
What's old (we're talking Mesozoic Era) is new again in Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart's knockout new pop-up book ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS. . . . In sharp, often humorous prose, the kings of pop-up deliver facts on more than 50 species that should impress even rabid dinophiles. --FamilyFun
The Jurassic Age jumps off the page in ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS. --Parents
This book defies categories. Robert Sabuda is readily acknowledged as the king of pop-ups, but Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart together have outdone themselves. --Chicago Tribune
ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS covers shield bearers, frill heads, meat eaters and more with dozens of spectacular pop-ups tucked inside. --Time Magazine
For readers looking for a provocative introduction to life millions of years ago, this superb volume offers instant appeal. --Chicago Sun-Times
'Stunning' is a much overused word -- especially by book critics. Yet stunnig is truly the best way to describe ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS. --Pittsburgh Post Gazette
In this ultimate pop-up paean to the giant reptiles of yore, a prodigious amount of dinosaur lore accompanies more than 35 astonishingly intricate 3-D illustrations by two renowned paper engineers. --Child
This is a beautiful and artistic pop-up. --Advocate, The (Baton Rouge)
Appealing to readers of almost all ages, thanks to the magical paper engineering of Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart. --Denver Post
This dinosaur pop-up book is truly wonderful. --Seattle Times
[A] mind-boggling compendium of all things dinosaur. --Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award
The definitive pop-up. That's what the cover bills, and that's what the book delivers. --San Francisco Chronicle
A pictorial feast. --Los Angeles Times
ROBERT SABUDA is the co-creator of the first book in this series, ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS. He is the force behind many stunning best-selling pop-up books, including AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, and THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ.
MATTHEW REINHART is the co-creator of ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS, the first title in this series. He has also created many other award-winning pop-up books, including the YOUNG NATURALIST series, THE POP-UP BOOK OF PHOBIAS, and ANIMAL POPPOSITES.
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