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O'Brien, Patrick

Gigantic!: How Big Were the Dinosaurs?

(4) K-3 Each double-page spread features a well-rendered color illustration of a dinosaur slyly paired with a similar-looking latter-day object to demonstrate comparative size. The book never makes it clear that dinosaurs did not co-exist with humans--a problem when the reptiles are shown in historical tableaus featuring knights and Viking sailors. Accompanying each illustration is the prehistoric creature's scientific name, the common meaning of that name, and a line or two of text. Glos.

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