Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition

My son, being a dinosaur enthusiast, is so happy with this book. Very informative with all the nice 300+ colored pages full of pictures.

The outer cover of the book is damaged from the binding area. (it might happened during delivery). Otherwise content-wise the book is awsome

More geared for older elementary aged kids. Artwork is good. Level of detail is good.

It was excellent! Very informative and useful! My daughter loves reading it..

14 year old dinosaur mad grandson summed it up .. Wow, thanks Granny & Grandpa. 👍 It's a beautiful book, full of amazing illustrations and packed full of facts and information

DK sempre una sicurezza... Libro molto bello, ben fatto.

As always DK in conjunction with the Smithsonian publishes high quality work. I do not possess a copy of the 1st edition so I cannot compare it to that but I do have a similar publication from DK, Prehistoric Life. In many regards this work is an updated version of that book, smaller, but more focused, and striking the right balance between a person with little background in the subject to one more familiar with paleontology. The topics were arranged logically so material is easy to find. As another reviewer pointed out, this deals with much more than just dinosaurs, but dinosaurs are still the major focus. It makes sense though to address the origin of the dinosaur body and to put them in their historical context, both before their reign and after, and to dedicate time to their successors, birds. The writing is enhanced by the many high quality illustrations. I recognize many from Prehistoric Life but many stand out, especially dinosaurs in the Jurassic and Cretaceous, that are shown with more feathers and less scales that previous publications had, bringing these in line with our current understanding. All in all I would recommend this as a solid general reference in any library for this subject and a good starting point for those wanting to learn more.