Dinosaurs A to Z

Jim Pipe, Jim Pipe. Copper Beach Books, $15.95 (96pp) ISBN 978-0-7613-2339-6

A comprehensive, alphabetically organized compendium of dinosaur factoids unfolds in the paper-over-board Dinosaurs A to Z: The Definitive Dictionary for All Dino Enthusiasts by Jim Pipe. Beginning with Afrovenator, a 30-foot-long theropo, and ending with Zephyrosaurus, a plant-eating ornithopod, this volume and its dizzying display of dinos in between will thrill enthusiasts. A bounty of detailed illustrations (many showing predator and prey) enliven the presentation.

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