Dinosaur Encyclopedia: From Dinosaurs to the Dawn of Man

And for dinosaur buffs who want the entire scoop, there's The DK Dinosaur Encyclopedia: From Dinosaurs to the Dawn of Man, published in conjunction with the American Museum of Natural History. After a brief discussion of how paleontologists reconstruct the details of prehistory, this comprehensive volume breaks the animal kingdom into four major sections, ""Fish and Invertebrates,"" ""Amphibians and Reptiles,"" ""Dinosaurs and Birds"" and ""Mammals and Their Ancestors."" Clearly labeled photographs of fossils and contemporary animals, a timeline running across each spread and short, fact-packed subsections make this an attractive book to peruse and pore over. A Dinosaur Hunter CD-ROM is also included. (Oct.)