First Dinosaur Picture Atlas: Meet 125 Fantastic Dinosaurs From Around the World

by David Burnie, Tre Lewis (Illustrations)

Beautifully illustrated by children's artist Anthony Lewis, with lively age-appropriate text by zoologist and environmentalist David Burnie, the First Dinosaur Picture Atlas explains where dinosaurs came from and how they lived in different habitats across the world.

An adorable dinosaur-shaped bookmark takes readers on a journey around the globe, helping them identify different species of dinosaur in an absorbing look-and-find game. In addition to the colorful maps showing the world's continents, superb full-page illustrations take readers deeper into the different habitats of the prehistoric world to show how and where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures lived. This look-and-find atlas will delight young children and is the perfect first dinosaur reference book for both home and school.

Genres: Dinosaurs

48 pages, Hardcover

First published June 10, 2008

About the author

David Burnie studied zoology and botany at the University of Bristol and worked as a biologist and nature reserve ranger. He contributed to award-winning books including Deadly Creatures and the Explorers series while consulting and writing scripts for history programmes.

Reviews

[Oki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book describes the position of the discovery of dinosaurs around the world, easy for readers, especially children will also understand geography. This easy-to-understand knowledge is also fun to look at because the pictures it contains are good

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very educational book. The toddler loved the bookmark and poster. The maps are good. My throat is dry after reading so many dinosaur names though!

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

until i find a better book to tie geography to dinosaurs, this will be an option

[Adele]

I don’t know what all these 2 star ratings are about!!This book was so cool and I can’t wait to share it with my preschoolers!

[Meagan Moremen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Burnie, D. (2007). The Kingfisher first dinosaur picture atlas. New York: Kingfisher.
Citation created by: Meagan Moremen
Call Number: REF 912
Description: An illustrated atlas showing the locations where each dinosaur species is believed to have lived.
Content/scope: This illustrated atlas shows the origins of dinosaurs by placing pictures of them on a two-page map. The book divides up the information by continent where some facts are listed. A few photographs of actual fossils are provided. This book is intended for ages 5-8 according to Kirkus Reviews.
Accuracy/Authority: Kingfisher produces a wide variety of reference material.
Arrangement/Presentation: Information is organized by continent. Some photographs of real fossils are provided but most are illustrations. Table of Contents, glossary, and an index are also in this book.
Relation to Similar Works: Prior to writing this book, the author wrote several Eyewitness books, also in the areas of science.
Timeliness/Permanence: This book would only need to be replaced as new information changes what scientists believe about the origins of dinosaur species.
Cost: $10.95
Rationale for Selection: I selected this book for my reference collection because in my observations the nonfiction section was weak as well especially in the sciences.
Professional Review: Kirkus Reviews, 19487428, 5/15/2008, Vol. 76, Issue 10

[Contemplative · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a nonfiction book with facts about dinosaurs. We never made it through this book. We may visit it again in the future when the girls are a little older. I think at their age level there are others better suited for them. At this point just interested in exposing them to minimal information to feed their natural curiosity.