By Plumeri & Bloz
Publisher: Papercutz
ISBN: 9781597075152
If the last time you took any interest in dinosaurs was when Jurassic Park came out then you’ve got plenty of catching up to do. The science of palaeontology is constantly revealing new evidence, putting forward new ideas and reassessing old ones, so what we understand about these great beats of the Mesozoic era has significantly moved on – for example, are you aware that most meat eating dinosaurs are now thought to have had feathers? There are plenty of hard science and popular science books out there to dip your toe into, but if that’s not quite your thing then you can’t go far wrong by picking up this excellent series from Plumeri and Bloz.
Each page (or couple of pages in some instances) deals with a different dinosaur, theory, discovery, or even features the palaeontologists themselves, turning a small fact or two into a short, amusing narrative to get the point across. If you’re aware of Horrible Histories then it’s not a million miles away from that. In this volume they cover, for example, the titanic rivalry between Cope and Marsh as they battled to out-do one-another with their fossil discoveries, the range of ostrich-like dinosaurs, and just hard T-rex could bite.
It’s wonderfully accessible, cleverly written, funny, and has some of the best cartoon illustrations on the topic I’ve ever come across. So whether you’re a kid who likes dinos or an adult looking to brush up on the latest news, I’d highly recommend you get yourself a copy.
And if you liked that: You might like to learn more about Cope and Marsh in Bone Sharps, Cowboys And Thunder Lizards
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