Best of
Dinosaurs

1997

The Lost World: Jurassic Park II


Kevin Reynolds - 1997
    Jurassic Park, and, The lost world: the complete story, based on the screenplay by David Koep and Michale Crichton.

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom


Walter Álvarez - 1997
    It produced a cloud of roiling debris that blackened the sky for months as well as other geologic disasters--and triggered the demise of Tyrannosaurus rex. We know what happened largely because Walter Alvarez--synthesizing the findings of experts from a variety of scientific fields--has written a gripping story of the decades-long search for the cause of the dinosaurs' extinction. Painstakingly assembling clues from the Italian Apennines and the depths of the Pacific and presenting them with the excitement of a great novel, T. rex and the Crater of Doom is a book of undeniable importance and irresistible appeal by a major figure in contemporary science. " Engaging and witty. Read Alvarez for and excellent account of how scientists pose questions and seek to solve them." --Scientific American " First-rate...Alvarez provides the up-close tale of the comet or asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs." --San Francisco Chronicle

Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia


Donald F. Glut - 1997
    Section I provides a thorough history of fieldwork, laboratory studies and paleontological research, and outlines several of the scientific theories of dinosaur extinction. Section II provides dinosaurian systematics toward the end of organizing the various taxa into a convenient and workable order. Section III is an alphabetically arranged compilation of dinosaurian genera. Section IV details the doubtful genera that have appeared in the paleontological literature. Section V lists excluded genera, or taxa that had been previously regarded as dinosaurian. This heavily illustrated volume contains many depictions of life models constructed by experts in vertebrate paleontology restoration and based on the original fossil material. Supplemental volumes do not repeat information from earlier volumes, but build upon them: view all volumes on the series page.

The Complete Dinosaur


James O. Farlow - 1997
    In the past decade, dinosaur paleontology has experienced an explosive growth. So rapidly has the field expanded that no individual can hope to master all its aspects. The editors have brought together 47 experts in subjects ranging from functional morphology and paleobiology to biogeography and systematics to present a thorough survey of dinosaurs from the earliest discoveries through the contemporary controverises over their extinction. Where contention exists, as over the question of whether dinosaurs, were warmblooded or cold-blooded, the editors have let the experts agree to disagree. Technical jargon is kept to a minimum, and there is a glossary of less familiar terms.

Ten Terrible Dinosaurs


Paul Stickland - 1997
    . ". One by one Paul Stickland's rowdy and rollicking dinosaurs leave the scene. Children count down along with the text until there is only one sleepy dinosaur left -- until he gets a loud surprise from his nine noisy pals!

Alien Voices: The Lost World


Arthur Conan Doyle - 1997
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic adventure follows a scientific expedition deep into the Amazon jungle - and back in time. Cut off from the outside world on a primeval plateau, they discover a place where dinosaurs have evolved beside ape-men and the fate of the human race hangs in the balance.Featuring virtuoso performances from the entire cast, riveting sound effects, original music, and audience participation ALIEN VOICES' live production of THE LOST WORLD is an adventure in sound.

My Dinosaur


Mark Alan Weatherby - 1997
    Every night a little girl waits by her window for her friend the dinosaur, and when he comes, they play in the woods all night until the sun comes up.

Mistaken Extinction: Dinosaur Evolution and the Origin of Birds


Lowell Dingus - 1997
    An epic tale of beautiful and terrible beasts and explosions that block out the sun, The Mistaken Extinction is a 65-million-year-old evolutionary murder mystery with a fascination that has yet to die out. 300 illustrations.

More Quick Rotary Cutter Quilts


Pam Bono Designs - 1997
    The eclectic themes provide a source of nontraditional quilt designs for the quilter who wants to make a quilt that is different from all the rest.

There's a Dragon at My School


Jenny Tyler - 1997
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Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery of Coelophysis


J. Lynett Gillette - 1997
    'Dinosaur Ghosts' explores the different scenarios put forth by scientists to explain the remarkable Coelophysis find made in 1947 at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, by famed paleontologist Edwin Colbert.