内容简介

How did those enormous dinosaur skeletons getinside the museum?

Long ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Then,suddenly, they died out. For thousands of years, no one knew thesegiant creatures had ever existed. Then people began finding fossils-- bones and teeth and footprints that had turned to stone. Today,teams of experts work together to dig dinosaur fossils out of theground, bone by fragile bone. Then they put the skeletons togetheragain inside museums, to look just like the dinosaurs of millionsof years ago.

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The most notable change in this revision is thepictures: bright cray on-colored drawings have replaced the drabgray and green illustrations of the earlier edition. Thehand-lettered cap tions and the dialogue in balloons have beenslightly enlarged, making them easier to read. Textual changes areslight; Brontosaurus is now called Apa tosaurus, and some pageshave been combined to streamline the book. Al though the 1981edition already depict ed both men and women and people of diverseethnic backgrounds, it's nice to be greeted by a smiling femalepaleon tologist on the cover of the new edition. There's not muchnew information here, but the packaging is certainly more timelyand appealing.

作者简介

Aliki has written and illustrated many books, both fiction andnonfiction, loved by readers throughout the world. The books wereinspired by a word, an experience, or the desire to find out. Alikisays, "I'm not so great at pushing buttons, but I know thingshappen when you do." Aliki lives in London, England.

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