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Summary: Dino-myte!
Review: Tim Haines' "Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History" is simply awesome. As a dino fan for several decades, I am truly impressed. I've read many dino books and this one rates with the very best.Mr. Haines leads us through the day to day existance of various ancient creatures from their emergence through their mysterious vanishing. Each of six segments examines either a specific time period, species, or type (aquatic, airborne) of animal. The text is vivid and engrossing, especially the chapter describing the dinos' ultimate demise. The illustrations are taken from the video of the same name and are stunning. Perhaps Mr. Haines did take a bit of poetic license in creating the story lines, but since none of us were around at the time, his explanations are certainly as plausible as any other. In summary, if you or someone you love is any kind of dino fan, this book is a MUST!
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Summary: Dino-myte!
Review: Tim Haines' "Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History" is simply awesome. As a dino fan for several decades, I am truly impressed. I've read many dino books and this one rates with the very best. Mr. Haines leads us through the day to day existance of various ancient creatures from their emergence through their mysterious vanishing. Each of six segments examines either a specific time period, species, or type (aquatic, airborne) of animal. The text is vivid and engrossing, especially the chapter describing the dinos' ultimate demise. The illustrations are taken from the video of the same name and are stunning. Perhaps Mr. Haines did take a bit of poetic license in creating the story lines, but since none of us were around at the time, his explanations are certainly as plausible as any other. In summary, if you or someone you love is any kind of dino fan, this book is a MUST!
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Summary: Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History
Review: Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History by Tim Haines is the companion book to the Discovery Channel video of the same name. This book is a well illustrated and written as it follows different dinosaursas they live their lives. What I found very interesting about this book is that dinosaurs began living at the poles during the relative summer months, only a few lived year-round. There are some very interesting pictures as the different dinosaurs have various color patterns, especially during mating. For a reference book on dinosaurs, I'd buy it for the color illustrations, but for information, this book is little light. One thing about the book, it adds some information that wasn't on the video making it a good adjunct to the video. For an all around book that will keep you looking at it for its illustrative effect this is a very good book. In that there are small to very large, and plant-eaters to the flesh-eating dinosaurs represented making for a very well-proportioned cross section. The narrative is easily understandable bring information to the reader quickly.
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Summary: Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History
Review: Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History by Tim Haines is the companion book to the Discovery Channel video of the same name. This book is a well illustrated and written as it follows different dinosaursas they live their lives. What I found very interesting about this book is that dinosaurs began living at the poles during the relative summer months, only a few lived year-round. There are some very interesting pictures as the different dinosaurs have various color patterns, especially during mating. For a reference book on dinosaurs, I'd buy it for the color illustrations, but for information, this book is little light. One thing about the book, it adds some information that wasn't on the video making it a good adjunct to the video. For an all around book that will keep you looking at it for its illustrative effect this is a very good book. In that there are small to very large, and plant-eaters to the flesh-eating dinosaurs represented making for a very well-proportioned cross section. The narrative is easily understandable bring information to the reader quickly.
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Summary: a time travel of 50 million years into the past
Review: What an absolute delight! H.G. Wells would be proud of a time machine like this book. It is not simply WALKING WITH but almost LIVING AMONG DINOSAURS. I have always been a fan of drawings and paintings of dinos but this book surpasses all I have seen before. The landscapes are partly original nature photos which depict a lush vegetation of a world long gone and make wonderful backgroung for the beasts. And the beasts themselves... well, there are no flaws (like a slightly misplaced or twisted limb) like the ones you may occassionally find on paintings - the computer generated graphics make sure of this. The animals hold themselves in a natural way showing grace of motion instead of the robust awkwardness we just about a decade ago thought were their way. The pictures themselves are of superb quality and the text really gives you a lot without using too much unintelligible jargon for the layman. The questions of extinction, cold- or hot bloodedness, reproduction etc. are all addressed. I only had one point of sorrow - a book like this cannot be long enough. But until someone develops a real time machine, we have to make do with this book - and it is worth the try!
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Summary: Di-namic !
Review: You've watched the shows,now it's time to read the book. " Walking With Dinosaurs: A Natural History" shows your how dinosaurs survived in the harsh, prehistoric worlds. The book is divided into six chapters, each chapter based on the successful T.V series. Each chapter starts off describing the world at that period of time and it also starts off by introducing you to each prehistoric creature that will be featured in that particular chapter. Unlike most dinosaur books, this book is more of a work of fiction. Each chapter is actually a short story of how the creatures survived and occasionally, there are small chunks of facts to read. Overall this is more of a scientific storybook book rather than the usual " dinosaur-factbooks". The most stunning feature of this book is its pictures. While most dinosaur books features hand drawn pictures, this book instead, is armed with "photographs" of dinosaurs. To fully immerse yourself in the prehistoric world of dinosaurs, I suggest you get this book now... before it becomes extinct !
Rating:
Summary: Di-namic !
Review: You've watched the shows,now it's time to read the book. " Walking With Dinosaurs: A Natural History" shows your how dinosaurs survived in the harsh, prehistoric worlds. The book is divided into six chapters, each chapter based on the successful T.V series. Each chapter starts off describing the world at that period of time and it also starts off by introducing you to each prehistoric creature that will be featured in that particular chapter. Unlike most dinosaur books, this book is more of a work of fiction. Each chapter is actually a short story of how the creatures survived and occasionally, there are small chunks of facts to read. Overall this is more of a scientific storybook book rather than the usual " dinosaur-factbooks". The most stunning feature of this book is its pictures. While most dinosaur books features hand drawn pictures, this book instead, is armed with "photographs" of dinosaurs. To fully immerse yourself in the prehistoric world of dinosaurs, I suggest you get this book now... before it becomes extinct !
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