Dinosaurs [Naxos]

by N/A

Overview

07/01/2014
Gr 3–6—Dinosaurs is packed with vivid descriptions of dinosaurs, their habitats, and the periods during which they lived: Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. Green does an exemplary job explaining the science, comparing the length of dinosaurs to school buses and their weight to elephants. After a brief overview, the chapters are divided by time period and delve into specifics: what dinosaurs ate, if they hunted in packs, and if they roamed in herds. Green points out that early discoveries of dinosaur bones were often misleading until more information came to light. Many fossil hunters are introduced to listeners, including Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh; they revolutionized paleontology, and their relentless rivalry was known as the Bone Wars. Benjamin Soames's narration is sprightly with a pleasant English accent and clear pronunciation of scientific terms. Much of the etymology for dinosaur names, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, is explained throughout. An excellent resource for anyone interested in dinosaurs, this title is full of encouragement to look for fossils and to keep an open mind.—C. A. Fehmel, St. Louis County Library, MO

Product Details

Release Date:	03/25/2014
Label:	Naxos Audiobooks
UPC:	9781843797753
Rank:	261487
Age Range:	8 Years

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Chapter 1: What Were the Dinosaurs?  - Benjamin Soames
2. Chapter 1: Almost Everything We Know About Dinosaurs  - Benjamin Soames
3. Chapter 1: Two Hundred Years Ago...  - Benjamin Soames
4. Chapter 1: In 1902, an American Fossil Hunter Barnum Brown...  - Benjamin Soames
5. Chapter 2: Dinosaurs of the Triassic  - Benjamin Soames
6. Chapter 2: Another Exciting Find From the Valley of the Moon...  - Benjamin Soames
7. Chapter 2: About the Same Time As Packs of Coelophysis Roamed...  - Benjamin Soames
8. Chapter 3: Jurassic Dinosaurs  - Benjamin Soames
9. Chapter 3: Mention the Word Dinosaur To Most People...  - Benjamin Soames
10. Chapter 3: Towards the End of the Jurassic...  - Benjamin Soames

Disc 2

11. Chapter 3: With Its Tall, Diamons-Shaped Plates, Stegosaurus...  - Benjamin Soames
12. Chapter 4: Dinosaurs of the Early Cretaceous  - Benjamin Soames
13. Chapter 4: the 1870s Brought More Important Discoveries...  - Benjamin Soames
14. Chapter 4: China is a Rich Source of Fossils...  - Benjamin Soames
15. Chapter 4: About the Same Time, Chinese Scientists Announced...  - Benjamin Soames
16. Chapter 5: Dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous  - Benjamin Soames
17. Chapter 5: In 1971, a Team of Fossil Hunters From Poland and Mongolia...  - Benjamin Soames
18. Chapter 5: North America In the Late Cretaceous Times Was Home...  - Benjamin Soames
19. Chapter 5: At the Opposite End of the Scale Was a Tiny Predator...  - Benjamin Soames
20. Chapter 6: Death of the Dinosaurs  - Benjamin Soames
21. Chapter 6: We Will Probably Never Be Sure...  - Benjamin Soames

Editorial Reviews

Benjamin Soames’s welcoming narration combines the tones of a teacher and a kindly storytelling uncle. The amount of information on dinosaurs is vast, covering their types, history, locations, and much more. Short musical interludes conjuring images of the large beasts separate segments, preventing the plethora of information from being overwhelming. Periodically, the audio provides suggestions to help young listeners grasp the concepts being presented—such as describing how they might measure the distance between their own footsteps on a beach to grasp how scientists use fossilized footprints to capture dinosaurs’ speed. This engaging audio may send families searching for the book on which it is based, which includes 3-D materials. S.W. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2014 - AudioFile