Dinosaurs (Encyclopedia Prehistorica Series)

Magnificent! We LOVE this book!

Our 3 year old son reads this book constantly. We read it to him every night and he spends lots of time looking at the pop up pictures on his own. It is beautifully crafted and sturdy enough to withhold a 3 year old turning the pages. I highly recommend. We plan to get the Shark book next.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Very creative

I¿m amazed by the pop-ups in this book. These are truly architectural marvels of paper. If you have a child who is fascinated by dinosaurs, they will love this book. As a work of art it is beautiful.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

A Work of Art About Dinosaurs

This pop up book is so beautiful, it deserves framing. It has not only been a delight for our 3 year old grandson but also for us. We never get tired of reading this book to him.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Make this a new Coffee table book trend! LOVE IT

These two illustrators, Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart are the BEST.
To give you an idea of the complexity of this book as far as the pop ups, when you open the book you will see a giant reptile that looks like a Tyranosaurus Rex and THREE FLAPS that can be opened to view yet more popups with wonderful text all around describing dinosaur related matter. Wonderful book. It has 6 large sized popups, and like 19 (or so) flaps that open to reveal more pop ups (sometimes multiples per flap). Truly incredible, and enjoyable. I decided to put this one 'out' on my coffee table as my one year old grandson is still not at the age to enjoy this but he will in a few years. Until then, I plan to enjoy it myself.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Kid'll keep learning as long as there are books like this!

'Dinosaurs' is a fantastic book that all children will cherish for knowledge of their favorite giant reptiles and pre-historic creatures. After a long while, my kid still refers to this book when a question arises.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Brilliant Book

My 4 year old loves dinosaurs and can name them all with facts and descriptions that continually amaze me. This book has become his prized possession. Although he has many dinosaur dictionaries and fact books, the intricate pop-ups in Sabuda's book capture his attention in a manner the the 2D books cannot compete with. The pages within pages were a wonderful surprise for all of us. I had never seen that before. Although I would not recommend this book for any hands that are rough with books, a child that can appreciate the precision of the cut-outs can really find joy in this book.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Continuing tradition of excellence...

I have all of Robert Sabuda's pop-up books, and this one is just as fabulous as the others. The text is certainly written for a more mature child (probably 8-12), but my two-year old son begs me to read the 'dinosaur book' to him every night. But be warned--there is a certain T-rex that literally comes out of the book at you! It totally freaked my 4-year old nephew out! It took me reading the book to him about 3-4 times before he became accustomed to that page. It's also notable that this book will teach you, as a parent or caregiver, about paleontology. I love it when my son and I can both learn from a book!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Gift

I purchased this book as a Christmas gift (2005) for my nephew Cameron. He was so impressed by the book that he insists that it remain safely on his book shelf, when not being used, so it does not get damaged. He has enjoyed every aspect of the book & referred to it after seeing the movie King Kong to show me the dinasaurs that were in the movie. He received other toys for Christmas & has yet to actually take them out of the box, but he has enjoyed this book. His older sister Kyla has also enjoyed the book. My nephew likes to read & is creative, therefore this book made an excellent gift for him.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A Book to Display

This book is going on the shelf for a few years or otherwise it's going to be torn to shreds by my daughter. I can't believe the details and how many pop-ups there are. It's not just the one large pop-up per page, but several smaller ones as well.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Spectacular

Beautifully done. Fold outs are terrific. My grandson loved it! The adults loved it!

Yet...MORE Dinosaurs!???

I love pop-up books, I collect them. Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda are the kings of intricate paper mechanics. Many easily destroyed by little hands. This one is no different. At any rate, I have a comment about 'Betty's' review...above......ALL children are NOT crazy about dinosaurs, unless heavily encouraged by some 'well-meaning' adults.How narrow minded to make such a broad statement. However, Many children would probably be delighted with many pop-up books, read to them by their parents. I give them as gifts to my nieces and nephews many times. Not particularly the prehistoric animal types :)

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