Rating: 
Summary: Over all,a perfect book,but a little too outdated!3,5 stars
Review: When I received this book in 1996,it was the most complete and updated,non-technical book available on dinosaurs,so at that time,much of the information contained was new to me and accurate. After that year,my interest in dinos sank and did not returned until quite recently,so I did not had my eyes focused on paleontology. But when I read about new dinosaur discoveries on the net,like the feathered Sinsauropteryx,the value of this book sank immidiatley.
For example,Seismosaurus is no longer considered the world`s longest dinosaur - it has been replaced by Argentinosaurus. And T-rex is neither considered the world`s largest meat-eater any more - it has been replaced by two others as well.
So,if you want an accurate book,this is not the right one.
It will provide the dinosaur-loving children the wrong information!
But now,I won`t let this review be occupied only by the negative comments. It does have some light sides too!
For example,it provides very usefull information on dinosaur classification. Each group (theropods,sauropods,ornithopods,armored & ceratopians)is presented in detail,with a few species from each,the theropods beeing represented by most. All of the most popular are presented in at least two pages,some times five. Some of those are Iguanodon,T-rex,Triceratops,Stegosaurus,and Apatosaurus.
There are lots of good illustrations of skeletons,as well as drawings of what they might looked like in life,and at last,models of them.There is also some fast facts corner on each dinosaur. Here,the most important facts are covered,like size,when it lived,family and order,distribution,food,etc.
At the back of the book,there is also a quite accurate index of all 638 dinosaur genera described at that time,and if there are any synonyms,like Dynamosaurus,there is always a "=" which refers to the right name of the dinosaur.
So,my final word about this book is,it is great,but wait until there comes out a revised edition before buying it.
But if you want a suitable book,not too childish or not to technical either,this is the perfect one!
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