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Dinosaur Parents, Dinosaur Young: Uncovering the Mystery of Dinosaur Families
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Dinosaur Parents, Dinosaur Young: Uncovering the Mystery of Dinosaur Families Hardcover - 2001

by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Is it possible that dinosaurs were good parents? For many years, scientists didn’t think so. Then an amazing discovery revealed that Maiasaura covered its nest with vegetation to keep its eggs warm. Another exciting find showed that Oviraptor sat on its nest just as birds do. Based on this and other new evidence, scientists now believe that many—if not most—dinosaurs may have cared for their young. Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld draws from the very latest findings to describe how scientists are continu-ally making new discoveries and drawing new conclusions about what life was like for dinosaurs and their young. The result is an exciting and accessible book, packed with beautiful, informative illustrations and photographs, that brings us closer than ever before to the truth about dinosaur families. Glossary, bibliography, index.


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Is it possible that dinosaurs were good parents? For many years, scientists didn’t think so. Then an amazing discovery revealed that Maiasaura covered its nest with vegetation to keep its eggs warm. Another exciting find showed that Oviraptor sat on its nest just as birds do. Based on this and other new evidence, scientists now believe that many—if not most—dinosaurs may have cared for their young. Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld draws from the very latest findings to describe how scientists are continu-ally making new discoveries and drawing new conclusions about what life was like for dinosaurs and their young. The result is an exciting and accessible book, packed with beautiful, informative illustrations and photographs, that brings us closer than ever before to the truth about dinosaur families. Glossary, bibliography, index.

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One blustery afternoon seventy-three million years ago, a mother and father Oviraptor (OH-vih-RAP-tor) dug a shallow nest in the desert sand.

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  • Title Dinosaur Parents, Dinosaur Young: Uncovering the Mystery of Dinosaur Families
  • Author Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Library Binding
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, New York
  • Date March 19, 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780395913383 / 0395913381
  • Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.31 x 9.34 x 0.46 in (26.19 x 23.72 x 1.17 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Reading level 1170
  • Library of Congress subjects Paleontology, Dinosaurs
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00043101
  • Dewey Decimal Code 567.9

Media reviews

"lively presentation challenges the reader and presents science as an exciting, unfolding mystery with many clues still unsolved...Fascinating." Kirkus Reviews

Zoehfeld clearly and carefully guides readers through the complex historical trail of evidence collection and theory development that make up what we currently believe we know about dinosaur family life.
Horn Book

Children will use this substantive, well-organized book for reports, but the attractive design and compelling text will also encourage pleasure reading for dinosaur fans. Booklist, ALA

High-quality color photographs of fossils of eggs abd embryos and of paleontologists at works as well as line drawings and full-color paintings add to this inviting, thought-provoking book.
School Library Journal

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