New Dinos: The Latest Finds! The Coolest Dinosaur Discoveries!

Shelley Tanaka. Atheneum Books, $16.95 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-689-85183-4

For kids interested in prehistoric creatures, New Dinos: The Latest Finds! The Coolest Dinosaur Discoveries! by Shelley Tanaka, illus. by Alan Barnard, presents up-to-date info on an ever-expanding scientific field. Readers will learn which was the biggest carnivore (Tyrannosaurus rex and Giganotosaurus are running neck-and-neck for this honor) and what the latest CT scans and computer models can tell scientists about dino vocalization. Barnard's carefully detailed illustrations and some photos of fossils complete the picture.

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