Dinosaurs Can Be Small

By: Darrin Lunde / Illustrated by: Ariel Landy Being big isn't everything. It’s sometimes very good to be small. Even for dinosaurs! World-class zoologist Darrin Lunde celebrates the power of the small. Small dinosaurs weren't just cute; their size had evolutionary benefits. And when that giant meteor hit, who do you think survived? Little (and big) kids alike will appreciate the SIZE-mic fun to be had with this prehistoric introduction to dinos of all shapes and sizes. If you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: Big Babies Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones [TABS] Look Inside Downloadables Download the Cover Download the Activity Kit Author & Illustrator Darrin Lunde, author Darrin Lunde worked for more than twenty years as a mammalogist at the American Museum of Natural History and is now the collection manager in the Division of Mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. He's written several books introducing animals to children, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book Hello, Bumblebee Bat, as well as Whose Poop Is That? and other books in the Whose Is THAT? series. Read more about Darrin. Ariel Landy, illustrator Ariel Landy is an educator and illustrator of books for children, including Brand-New Bubbe, Gitty and Kvetch, and the Good Dog series. Ariel began writing and illustrating stories as soon as she could hold a pencil, and she never stopped. She currently lives in France with her husband and their dog, Sid. Read more about Ariel. Awards & Honors Coming soon! Editorial Reviews Children's Literature For millions of years, dinosaurs were the dominant creatures on Earth. Then, after the dire effects of an asteroid or giant meteor striking the planet, these mighty animals were essentially destroyed. Yet, to this very day, dinosaurs remain a source of wonderment for human beings of all ages. Giant predators and plant eaters such as Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and Ichthyosaurus are popular with dinosaur aficionados both young and old. However, as readers of this colorfully illustrated book will learn, some of the more diminutive dinosaurs were essential to the dinosaur age as well. While reptilian giants did dominate the dinosaur age, there were small iterations if these life forms. For every Tyrannosaurus there were small to tiny sized cousins who took advantage of different aspects of their ecosystems to thrive. For example, while Raptors, Pterosaurs, and Ichthyosaurs were preeminent, smaller predators such as Compsognathus, a chicken-sized land-based predator, thrived in their niche in the environment. It is these smaller scale dinosaurs that are the center of attention in this colorfully illustrated book. Page by page, young dinosaur fans will learn about how the smaller scale reptilians fit into the natural order and fulfilled their purpose for tens of millions of years. While these small sized dinosaurs may not be as familiar as their bigger brothers and sisters, they certainly will appeal to readers with any sort of interest in these ancient creatures. Details Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62354-330-3 Ages: 3–7 Page count: 32 10 x 8 Publication date: September 17, 2024 [/TABS]