Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs
by Tim Haines et al
Based on the ground-breaking BBC educational production, this title was topping the UK Amazon charts last November. Judging by the interest now coming from the US, I'm guessing it's now showing over there. The whole series is also on DVD and Video with Ken Branaugh narrating, available from April 18th. Buy Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History (US hardback) NOW! and save 50% on the price elsewhere. Click HERE if you're my side of the Pond and want the UK edition.
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Most books about dinosaurs contain 'artists impressions'. This one has full colour photos. But what are they photographs of? They look real enough, stunning even. Yet this is, of course, another twist in the old virtual reality syndrome: What is real? I guess that's just the philosopher in me, but I'd be as scared as you would if I saw one of these things lumbering towards me through the local spinney. Whatever, the results are truly impressive. If you'd like a book about dinosaurs which reads like a serious wildlife encyclopaedia on Africa, you'll love this book. But don't just take our word for it at Many a Gem. Read what they say at.....
Amazon.co.uk:-
There is no shortage of books on dinosaurs and it has become increasingly difficult to produce anything novel without departing too much from the scientific evidence. Walking with Dinosaurs is one of the rare gems.
The most spectacular aspect of the book is the images, which are basically stills from the accompanying television documentary series. By using state-of-the-art computer graphics and animation of models a new kind of "reality" is introduced. The dinosaurs are portrayed against real landscapes, which were specially photographed for the series. The combined effect is to produce a wonderful array of new images of dinosaurs and other contemporary animals from marine and flying reptiles to mammal ancestors.
Even die-hard dinophobes would have to admit that Tim Haines and the BBC team have produced something of a coup, which comes very close to their aim of making a film about dinosaurs as if they were living animals. All that is missing is David Attenborough lurking in the undergrowth.
The other novel aspect is that rather than trying to take a general swipe across all of dinoland, they sensibly focus on a limited number of scenes in time which the scientists know most about. So the story starts in New Mexico, as it was 220 million years ago (Late Triassic times), and focuses on the early days of dinosaur evolution. We are swept through four successive time frames before fetching up at the end of the dinosaur road with the aptly named Hell Creek in the western US, 65 million years ago.
Designed for dinofans of all ages, this spectacularly illustrated book is a significant addition to dinoliterature, offering a well balanced view of the "pros and cons" of the dinodebate today. -- Douglas Palmer
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Walking with Dinosaurs: 3D Dinosaurs Book
Children are fascinated by the dinosaur age. When he was only six, our son Milo wrote his first fiction story based on a time-travelling boy who goes back to the dinosaur age. He shared that with an internet friend, Josh, in America. Whether it was the inspiration for this series, I rather doubt, but if you've a mind to you can BUY Walking with Dinosaurs: 3D Book NOW! (UK Only) and save 20% on the price elsewhere.
Children are fascinated by the dinosaur age. When he was only six, our son Milo wrote his first fiction story based on a time-travelling boy who goes back to the dinosaur age. He shared that with an internet friend, Josh, in America. Whether it was the inspiration for this series, I rather doubt, but if you've a mind to you can BUY Disney's Dinosaur: The Essential Guide NOW! (UK Only) and save 20% on the price elsewhere.
Walking with Dinosaurs: Peel and Lift Sticker Book
For just over £3 you can add this sticker book for really young children to your basket....
Just click on the image....(UK Only)
....or click Here to buy Walking with Dinosaurs: Peel & Lift Sticker Book and save 20% on the usual price.
Remember: By ordering all three in the same shopping trip, you'll save on Amazon P&P charges.