From the Master Geek and National Living Treasure "Dr Karl is Australia's incumbent President of Science" The Age "There's no topic on which Dr Karl does not have an interestingly expressed opinion" The Weekly Review From things that fall from the sky (great green globs!) to the birth of the moon, exploding stars, wooden spaceships, life in deep space, this bird's eye view of the universe takes us all the way to the end of the solar system and back again. Dr Karl is one of the most dynamic and enthusiastic popular scientists in Australia. His adult titles are anecdotal, fascinating and informative. His quirky and contagiously accessible take on science and the amazing world around us is now available for children aged 8 years and over. The first title, Dinosaurs Aren't Dead, exposes an amazing truth: while practically all of the many species of dinosaurs died out spectacularly 65 million years ago - one species did survive, and still lives today - the birds.

Touring the museum's dinosaur exhibit, Dave's father remains oblivious as the prehistoric animals spring to life.

From things that fall from the sky (great green globs!) to the birth of the moon, exploding stars, wooden spaceships, life in deep space, this bird's eye view of the universe takes us all the way to the end of the solar system and back again. Dr Karl is one of the most dynamic and enthusiastic popular scientists in Australia. His adult titles are anecdotal, fascinating and informative. His quirky and contagiously accessible take on science and the amazing world around us is now available for children aged 8 years and over. The first title, Dinosaurs Aren't Dead, exposes an amazing truth:while practically all of the many species of dinosaurs died out spectacularly 65 million years ago – one species did survive, and still lives today – the birds. The book will be highly illustrated with lots of black and white cartoons to explain the Big Bang theory, shifting Tectonic plates and dinosaur evolution.

A light-hearted introduction to dinosaurs, where you can read about the mysteries that palaeontologists are dying to solve, find out about dinosaur disasters, and rotten relics like dino-dung, put T-Rex on trial, and try the dead dinosaur quizzes. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

This classic book explains how dinosaurs fit into the biblical story of creation. Newly revised to reflect recent scientific findings.

"A personal selection of circa 180 topics from dinosaur biology, including classification, fossil finds, biographies, and much more"--

If you're a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you're a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. If you're a tree, all of your friends are end tables. Each page of this laugh-out-loud illustrated humor book showcases the downside of being everything from a clown to a cassette tape to a zombie. Cute and dark all at once, this hilarious children's book for adults teaches valuable lessons about life while exploring each cartoon character's unique grievance and wide-eyed predicament. From the sock whose only friends have gone missing to the houseplant whose friends are being slowly killed by irresponsible plant owners (like you), All My Friends Are Dead presents a delightful primer for laughing at the inevitable.

Award-winning author-illustrator Drew Sheneman brings budding paleontologists the truth about dinosaurs in this informative and hilarious nonfiction picture book that will teach kids everything they didn't know (and never thought to ask) about their favorite subject--Dinosaurs! A long, long time ago, planet Earth was full of dinosaurs. Giant dinosaurs that ate plants, meat-eating dinosaurs that walked on two feet, dinosaurs with armored frills--all KINDS of dinosaurs. Until an asteroid appeared in the sky. A big one. A hot one. A moving-very-fast one. When it hit, most of the plants and animals on Earth went extinct. It was the end of the dinosaurs . . . . . . Or was it? Actually, the latest research shows that the dinosaurs didn't all go extinct. They're still around us now. In fact, you've probably seen dinosaurs at the park, eaten dinosaurs for dinner, and maybe even cleaned dinosaur poop off your family's car. Who are these dinosaurs living all around us? Find out in this informative, hilarious, and 100 percent factual nonfiction picture book by award-winning author, illustrator, and beloved syndicated cartoonist Drew Sheneman.

Depicts what life might have been like for the last dinosaurs on earth.

What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth. By tapping into the ubiquitous wonder that dinosaurs inspire, Lacovara weaves together the stories of our geological awakening, of humanity’s epic struggle to understand the nature of deep time, the meaning of fossils, and our own place on the vast and bountiful tree of life. Go on a journey––back to when dinosaurs ruled the Earth––to discover how dinosaurs achieved feats unparalleled by any other group of animals. Learn the secrets of how paleontologists find fossils, and explore quirky, but profound questions, such as: Is a penguin a dinosaur? And, how are the tiny arms of T. rex the key to its power and ferocity? In this revealing book, Lacovara offers the latest ideas about the shocking and calamitous death of the dinosaurs and ties their vulnerabilities to our own. Why Dinosaurs Matter is compelling and engaging—a great reminder that our place on this planet is both precarious and potentially fleeting. “As we move into an uncertain environmental future, it has never been more important to understand the past.”