Weird and Wonderful Dinosaur Facts

Ages 8 to 12

Get ready for a veritable stampede of fun, surprising, and mind-expanding dinosaur facts. This book is absolutely jam-packed with ideas that you will want to share with friends, family-even random strangers!

For example, did you know ...

• That T. rex didn't actually roar?

• Or that Velociraptor had a wishbone-just like a chicken?

• Or that savage raptors were fussy about their nails?

Explore the incredible diversity of the dinosaur kingdom-and learn to look at the prehistoric world in a whole NEW way! This smart and humorous sideways look at the amazing world of dinosaurs will spark enthusiasm in any curious young reader aged 8+.

About the Author

Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who writes on science and the history of science for children and adults. Her Dinosaur Atlas was shortlisted for the Royal Young People's Book Award 2018 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award (ages 7-12), 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.

Ro Ledesma is a freelance illustrator from Spain. She has illustrated commercials, magazines, and picture and educational books for clients all over the world. Ro mostly works digitally and loves drawing for children's books.