Triceratops (Smithsonian Little Explorer) (Little Paleontologist)

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by Janet Riehecky

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Welcome to the world of the Triceratops! Though a plant eater, this dino could pack a punch with its armored body. Learn all about this tank of a dinosaurwhere it lived, what it ate, and how it became one of the last dinosaurs to become extinct! STARRED REVIEW! Future paleontologists and dinosaur lovers will enjoy learning about dinosaurs with this captivating and informative series. --"School Library Connection" These dinosaur profiles cover key information at a good level for middle elementary readers. Text flows nicely, with simple vocabulary and age-appropriate analogies. . . .The dinosaurs featured here are covered in most series, but these are solid additions in an always popular subject area. --"School Library Journal" Janet Riehecky is a longtime writer for children. She has worked as a high school English teacher, a college professor, and a children's book editor. Her 24 volume series Dinosaurs! won the Summit Award for Best Children's Nonfiction, presented by the Society of Midland Authors, and her Tasmanian Tiger was a Junior Library Guild selection. Janet loves to collect dinosaur bones. On a dig in western Colorado, she dug up the first bone found of a brand new dinosaur, the Mymoorapelta.

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