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Children's Encyclopedia of Prehistoric Life

9781398835825
128 pages
Arcturus Publishing Limited
Overview

This comprehensive encyclopedia presents in-depth information in a way that is engaging and accessible to young readers.

Illustrated throughout with stunning photo-realistic images.

The Children's Reference Library series has been translated into 16 languages and sold over 715,000 copies worldwide!

Author Bio

Dougal Dixon is an award-winning author, geologist, palaeontologist and educator who has written several acclaimed titles on dinosaurs for adults and children. Dougal was presented with the Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism by The Educational Press Association of America in 1993, The Children's Book Council 1994 Outstanding Trade Science Book Award, and the Times Educational Supplement Primary Schoolbook Award 1996. In 1996 he was appointed as a trustee of the Dinosaur Society, UK. In 2019, his "When the Whales Walked" was awarded the Children's Choice Award by the School Library Association. He has made several television appearances, and acted as a consultant and animator for a video programme about dinosaurs.

Mat Edwards is an extraordinarily versatile artist, who can create everything from photorealistic prehistoric vistas to vintage-style paintings. Such was Mat's talent at school that he won a four-year apprenticeship with Johnson Mattheys, where he learned at the feet of some tremendously skilled artists. Mat is admired for his talent, imagination, and eye for detail .