Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition (Enciclopedia Visual)

14 year old dinosaur mad grandson summed it up .. Wow, thanks Granny & Grandpa. 👍 It's a beautiful book, full of amazing illustrations and packed full of facts and information

Amazing book, this was bought second hand and the quality was amazing like new. And the book itself was a thick volume full of lots of facts and information. I got an amazing deal, but even if you pay full price you’re getting a great book. Well worth it for any lover of dinosaurs

Brilliant informative high quality book

Beautifully illustrated informative book. Grandson loved it

I bought this as a xmas present for a young boy who loves dinosaurs and already knows alot about them. This book was perfect because its more in depth than other books i had looked at. It looks and feels very good quality with excellent pictures and detailed information. Its the kind of book that can be cherished for years to come. Highly recommend.

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Very good book for a 9yr olds bday who is mad on dinosaurs. Good pictures and explanations for nephew and his parents to read to each other.

More geared for older elementary aged kids. Artwork is good. Level of detail is good.

It was excellent! Very informative and useful! My daughter loves reading it..

My son, being a dinosaur enthusiast, is so happy with this book. Very informative with all the nice 300+ colored pages full of pictures.

DK sempre una sicurezza... Libro molto bello, ben fatto.

As always DK in conjunction with the Smithsonian publishes high quality work. I do not possess a copy of the 1st edition so I cannot compare it to that but I do have a similar publication from DK, Prehistoric Life. In many regards this work is an updated version of that book, smaller, but more focused, and striking the right balance between a person with little background in the subject to one more familiar with paleontology. The topics were arranged logically so material is easy to find. As another reviewer pointed out, this deals with much more than just dinosaurs, but dinosaurs are still the major focus. It makes sense though to address the origin of the dinosaur body and to put them in their historical context, both before their reign and after, and to dedicate time to their successors, birds. The writing is enhanced by the many high quality illustrations. I recognize many from Prehistoric Life but many stand out, especially dinosaurs in the Jurassic and Cretaceous, that are shown with more feathers and less scales that previous publications had, bringing these in line with our current understanding. All in all I would recommend this as a solid general reference in any library for this subject and a good starting point for those wanting to learn more.