Sharks and Other Sea Monsters (Encyclopedia Prehistorica Series)

by Robert Sabuda, Matthew Reinhart, Robert Sabuda (Illustrator), Matthew Reinhart (Illustrator)

Overview

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water! Celebrate the New York Times best-selling 3-D look at prehistoric creatures of the deep.

While dinosaurs patrolled the lands, massive prehistoric sharks, giant scorpions, and colossal squid cruised the ancient oceans — most with just one thing in mind: eat or be eaten. Pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart explore the prehistoric underwater world where monsters like megalodon ruled the waves. Full of captivating facts and more than thirty-five breathtaking pop-ups, this incredible volume is sure to astonish and amaze everyone from budding marine biologists to confirmed landlubbers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763622299
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	04/11/2006
Series:	Encyclopedia Prehistorica Series , #2
Edition description:	POP-UP
Pages:	12
Sales rank:	156,602
Product dimensions:	7.88(w) x 10.06(h) x 2.50(d)
Lexile:	NC1330L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Matthew Reinhart is the cocreator of the Encyclopedia Prehistorica and Encyclopedia Mythologica series. He has also created many other award-winning pop-up books, including Mommy? by Maurice Sendak and Arthur Yorinks and Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Universe. He lives in New York City.

Robert Sabuda is the cocreator of the Encyclopedia Prehistorica and Encyclopedia Mythologica books. He is also the creator of many other best-selling pop-up books, including America the Beautiful, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He lives in New York City.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

March 8, 1965

Place of Birth:

Pinckney, Michigan

Education:

B.F.A., Pratt Institute, 1987

Website:

http://www.robertsabuda.com

Editorial Reviews

Robert Sabuda’s finest pop-up book to date. . . . A real work of art.
—Entertainment Weekly

Flipping through…is like witnessing the grand finale of a fireworks display.
—New York Times Book Review

From the Publisher

Prehistory is stranger than fiction. Nothing proves that better than Sharks and Other Sea Monsters, Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart's Encyclopedia Prehistorica pop-up sequel to the superlatively popular Dinosaurs. As frightening as those dinosaurs were, they would have difficulty matching the chomping ability of these Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sea creatures. The mighty megalodon, for example, could swallow a hippo whole, and the sarcosuchus had teeth the size of railroad spikes! Once again, master paper engineers Sabuda and Reinhart display their subjects in unforgettably vivid three-dimensional form.

Favorite formats and characters continue in a plethora of spring picture books. Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart follows their impressive Dinosaurs, and it's every bit as stunning. The "monstrous pterygotus," a lobster-like creature that's "bigger than most adult humans" pops up in the very first spread. Mini-booklets once again zero in on specific topics, such as invertebrates and amphibians, while sturdy transparent sheets create a 3-D underwater effect. Fans of Dinosaurs will appreciate the sarcusuchus (aka "dino-killer"), a precursor to the crocodile, and those who shuddered at the teeth of the T. rex in book one will similarly shrink from the jaws of an open-mouthed shark in this volume. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Gr 1-5-This companion to Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs (Candlewick, 2005) uses equally amazing pop-up illustrations to introduce a fascinating array of ancient sea creatures. From the creepy-crawly invertebrates of the Paleozoic Era to the toothy reptiles of the Mesozoic to the mammoth mammals of the Cenozoic, the enjoyably chatty text offers brief sketches of the changing environment and its inhabitants. The colorful spreads feature large, often breathtaking paper-engineered renderings of prehistoric species, supplemented by smaller, booklike foldouts that provide additional information along with more visual fireworks. Readers will meet a feisty pterygotus (a lobster look-alike that grew to seven feet), an eight-ton sarcosuchus (a crocodilian with a "horrendous overbite, and-nearly 100 teeth, some the size of railroad spikes!"), and a massive megalodon (a shark ancestor with jaws that "could open wide enough to swallow a hippopotamus whole"). Spectacular effects include a three-dimensional kronosaurus skeleton with intricately sculpted vertebrae, tinted plastic inserts that evoke murky underwater scenes, and an action-packed, pop-up battle between two long-necked behemoths. There is not much detail here, but the authors do include amusing tidbits about outlandish fossil hunters and references to legendary monsters (Kraken, giant sea snakes, etc). Fun from cover to cover, this attention-grabbing offering will captivate readers, despite its delicate structure and limited shelf life.-Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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