Velociraptor Up Close

by Dodson, Peter; Walters, Bob; Fields, Laura

• ISBN13: 9780766033375
• ISBN10: 0766033376
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Enslow Elementary

Summary

Velociraptor was a swift dinosaur that ate whatever it could catch. Learn about Velociraptor's tail and claws, and how it hunted its food and cared for its young. Written by a world-famous paleontologist, this book brings Velociraptor and its world to life! it also fills a need for easy-to-red nonfiction science that entertains young readers.

Author Biography

Peter Dodson, PhD, is a professor of veterinary anatomy and paleontology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. For forty years he has collected and studied dinosaurs in Canada, the United States, India, Madagascar, Argentina, and China. With his students he has described four new dinosaurs, most recently Auroraceratops from China.

Table of Contents

Words to Know	p. 3
Pronunciation Guide	p. 3
A Speedy Thief	p. 4
Body	p. 6
Scales and Feathers	p. 8
Tail	p. 10
Claws and Feet	p. 12
Hunting for Food	p. 14
Babies	p. 16
Home	p. 18
Velociraptor Was Not Alone	p. 20
Where on Earth?	p. 22
Learn More Books and Web Sites	p. 23
Index	p. 24
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.