cover image The Dinosaur Question and Answer Book: Everything Kids Want to Know about Dinosaurs, Fossils, And...

The Dinosaur Question and Answer Book: Everything Kids Want to Know about Dinosaurs, Fossils, And...

Owl Magazine, Sylvia Funston. Joy Street Books, $16.95 (64pp) ISBN 978-0-316-67736-3

This top-notch collaboration between the staff of OWL magazine and the Dinosaur Project, a team of Chinese and Canadian scientists, offers concise, perky answers to 100 questions about the dinosaur age. The issues raised range from fanciful (``Were baby dinosaurs cute?'') to factual (``Were dinosaurs warm-blooded or cold-blooded?''). Dinosaur devotees and converts alike can rest assured that the book contains the latest findings on this complex subject. The brevity and simplicity of the answers make this a good bet for reluctant readers--as does the fact that the volume presents much of its information through intriguing photos and copious illustrations featuring various art styles. Also appealing are the addition of such diversions as pictures to be matched with descriptions and a multiple-choice quiz that determine if the reader is a ``dino-buff.'' Ages 8-up. (Sept.)