ISBN: 9780062972347
Editorial: HarperCollins
Autor: Sheneman, Drew
Año de edición: 2020
N° Paginas: 48
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year * An Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award NomineeAward-winning author-illustrator Drew Sheneman brings budding paleontologists the truth about dinosaurs in this informative and hilarious nonfiction picture book that will teach kids everything they didn’t know (and never thought to ask) about their favorite subject—dinosaurs!A long, long time ago, planet Earth was full of dinosaurs. Giant dinosaurs that ate plants, meat-eating dinosaurs that walked on two feet, dinosaurs with armored frills—all KINDS of dinosaurs.Until an asteroid appeared in the sky. A big one. A hot one. A moving-very-fast one. When it hit, most of the plants and animals on Earth went extinct. It was the end of the dinosaurs . . .. . . Or was it?Actually, the latest research shows that the dinosaurs didn’t all go extinct. They’re still around us now. In fact, you’ve probably seen dinosaurs at the park, eaten dinosaurs for dinner, and maybe even cleaned dinosaur poop off your family’s car.Who are these dinosaurs living all around us? Find out in this informative, hilarious, and 100 percent factual nonfiction picture book by award-winning author, illustrator, and beloved syndicated cartoonist Drew Sheneman.From School Library JournalK-Gr 4—Sheneman infuses this work with characteristic cartoon style and jokes. The illustrations depict striped and spotted dinosaurs coexisting until an asteroid strikes Earth, causing mass extinctions. But, as scientists have discovered, not all dinosaurs died. According to the text, "But while the big dinosaurs were no longer the planet's dominant form of life—mammals now hold that title—many dinosaurs survived." Today, they are birds. Effective spreads show the evolution of theropods, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, to birds. A helpful time line provides "Highlights of Avian History," from the Jurassic period to the Quaternary period. Sheneman points out similarities in behavior, including hunting and nesting, and illustrates where humans encounter dinosaurs today. The text uses understated humor; for example, the asteroid strike is described as "a very bad day for the dinosaurs." But a major source of the fun comes from dialogue expressed by the animals, such as a bird warning a cat to stay away from the birdbath because its cousin was a velociraptor. Even children who are too young to appreciate the dry humor will remember the narrative's central thesis. VERDICT This light-hearted approach to dinosaur evolution will work well as a read-aloud introduction to the topic.—Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State Univ. Lib., MankatoReview"Why pine for prehistoric predators when their direct descendants are perching on the nearest birdbath?[...] Sheneman here gives the bird-dino connection fresh jolts of wonder and hilarity." — Kirkus Reviews“This informative and engaging nonfiction picture book, created with — Publishers Weekly"It’s a whirlwind introduction to the dinosaur-bird connection, and while the book imparts wonderful scientific tidbits, the text infuses the subject with wry, laugh-out-loud humor. No doubt the story will send young readers out to spot their own dinosaurs in the wild!" — BooklistAbout the AuthorDrew Sheneman loves drawing children’s books, but he also draws cartoons about boring adult stuff for newspapers and the internet as a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist. Over the years, Drew has been lucky enough to work as an illustrator for clients like Hasbro and Dungeons & Dragons. Drew lives with his wife and daughter in New Jersey.
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