My Tourist Guide to the Prehistoric World

A time machine that resembles a large, futuristic motor home takes readers on a virtual adventure through Earth’s history in this companion to My Tourist Guide to the Solar System... and Beyond. Opening with Earth’s formation and the first appearance of animals, the book moves through the ascent and decline of dinosaurs, the Ice Age, and the beginning of the age of humans. Digitally illustrated spreads introduce the animals, plants, and geographical features for each era (the armored sauropelta and aquatic nothosaurs are among the less familiar dinos profiled). Inventive features—such as time traveling tourist reviews (“What intelligent people! I was expecting Neanderthals to be stupid cavemen, but they aren’t at all!”)—invite readers to imaginatively participate in the journey. Ages 7–up. (July)