A dynamic look at Canada's first inhabitants -- the dinosaurs! Children will always be fascinated by dinosaurs, and now Scholastic's Canada Close Up series offers them a glimpse of the history of dinosaurs in Canada. From the Albertosaurus to the Tyrannosaurus, palaeontologists have found Canada to be a rich source of dinosaur fossils, providing the world with further clues about the mysterious beasts that used to inhabit the Earth. This exploration of the Canadian aspect will help young dinosaur lovers get excited about fossils found close to home! The Canada Close Up series has become a successful and recognized imprint of quality, non-fiction books for this age group. They are user-friendly, the facts are accessible, and the full-colour illustrations help engage the reader, while enhancing the subject matter.

Brief description of types of dinosaurs, where they lived, how their fossils are discovered, and by whom and where they can be seen and why they disappeared.

Describes the history of a variety of dinosaurs discovered in Canada and focuses on their physical characteristics.

Provides information on dinosaurs that lived in many parts of Canada and how we can learn about them from fossils.

An illuminating history of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins artist and lecturer.

“A tour de force…highlights the odd reptiles that roamed all corners of the earth millions of years ago.”—Sydney Morning Herald From the outback of Australia to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and the savanna of Madagascar, the award-winning science writer and dinosaur enthusiast John Pickrell embarks on a world tour of new finds, meeting the fossil hunters who work at the frontier of discovery. He reveals the dwarf dinosaurs unearthed by an eccentric Transylvanian baron; an aquatic, crocodile-snouted carnivore bigger than T. rex that once lurked in North African waterways; a Chinese dinosaur with wings like a bat; and a Patagonian sauropod so enormous it weighed more than two commercial jet airliners. Other surprising discoveries hail from Alaska, Siberia, Canada, Burma, and South Africa. Why did dinosaurs grow so huge? How did they spread across the world? Did they all have feathers? What do sauropods have in common with 1950s vacuum cleaners? The stuff of adventure movies and scientific revolutions, Weird Dinosaurs examines the latest breakthroughs and new technologies that are radically transforming our understanding of the distant past. “This history of the discovery of some of the most outlandish creatures that ever lived, and the excitement of paleontological research, will be sure to both entertain and instruct.”—Spencer Lucas, author of Dinosaurs: The Textbook, Sixth Edition “Fascinating.... Readers learn of beautiful opalised dinosaur bones from Australia and a crested dinosaur found approximately 13,000 feet up Antarctica's Mt. Kirkpatrick, demonstrating that dinosaurs were widely distributed across the globe.”—Publishers Weekly

This book is the most authoritative encyclopedia ever prepared on dinosaurs and dinosaur science. In addition to entries on specific animals such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Velociraptor, the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs covers reproduction, behavior, physiology, and extinction. The book is generously illustrated with many detailed drawings and photographs, and includes color pictures and illustrations that feature interpretations of the best known and most important animals. All alphabetical entries are cross-referenced internally, as well as at the end of each entry. The Encyclopedia includes up-to-date references that encourage the reader to investigate personal interests. The most authoritative encyclopedia ever prepared on dinosaurs Includes many detailed drawings, photographs and illustrations in both color and black-and-white Contains comprehensively cross-referenced alphabetical entries with internal references, as well as references at the conclusion of each entry Provides in-depth references, allowing readers to pursue independent interests Includes sixteen plates and 35 color illustrations