Awards
- Winner of Charlotte Award (United States).
- Winner of Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey) (United States).
Overview
A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year * An Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee * A New York State Reading Association 2023 Charlotte Award Winner Award-winning author-illustrator Drew Sheneman brings budding paleontologists the truth about dinosaurs in this informative and hilarious nonfiction picture book that will teach kids everything they didn’t know (and never thought to ask) about their favorite subject—dinosaurs! A long, long time ago, planet Earth was full of dinosaurs. Giant dinosaurs that ate plants, meat-eating dinosaurs that walked on two feet, dinosaurs with armored frills—all KINDS of dinosaurs. Until an asteroid appeared in the sky. A big one. A hot one. A moving-very-fast one. When it hit, most of the plants and animals on Earth went extinct. It was the end of the dinosaurs . . . . . . Or was it Actually, the latest research shows that the dinosaurs didn’t all go extinct. They’re still around us now. In fact, you’ve probably seen dinosaurs at the park, eaten dinosaurs for dinner, and maybe even cleaned dinosaur poop off your family’s car. Who are these dinosaurs living all around us Find out in this informative, hilarious, and 100 percent factual nonfiction picture book by award-winning author, illustrator, and beloved syndicated cartoonist Drew Sheneman.
Full Product Details
Author: Drew Sheneman ,
Drew Sheneman
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins
Dimensions:
Width: 27.90cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.488kg
ISBN: 9780062972347
ISBN 10: 0062972340
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 26 November 2020
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Why pine for prehistoric predators when their direct descendants are perching on the nearest birdbath?[...] Sheneman here gives the bird-dino connection fresh jolts of wonder and hilarity. -- <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> This informative and engaging nonfiction picture book, created with -- Publishers Weekly
Author Information
Award-winning author and illustrator Drew Sheneman has been drawing professionally since 1998. Drew graduated from Central Michigan University with a BFA in illustration and cartooning internships at The Detroit News and Oakland Press under his belt. From there he went to work as an editorial cartoonist for The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, where he stayed until 2010. Drew continues to draw cartoons for the Star-Ledger on a weekly basis. In addition to his editorial cartooning Drew has done commercial illustration for clients like Hasbro and Dungeons and Dragons. He likes penguins, video games and occasionally wearing a cape around the house for fun. Drew currently resides in New Jersey with his wife and daughter.
