Dinomummy

Dinomummy
by Phillip Manning

Dinomummy
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Author: Phillip Manning
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-12-04
ISBN: 0753460475
Number of pages: 64
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Kingfisher
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Book Review: Interesting but flawed
Summary: 2 Stars

The cover of this book has a hole cut through it; the eye you see is actually on the first page, and shows through the jagged hole in the cover. It's dramatic and striking, but makes the book fragile. My copy arrived with the edge of the hole bent, and part of the inside cover ripped off. It probably happened during the manufacturing process, as the hole was punched out of the cover. The flaws don't affect the readability of the book, but you wouldn't want to give a book in this condition as a gift. Also, when you hold the book, your hand rubs against the edge of the hole, and it doesn't seem very sturdy. I would guess that if this book is read a lot, the cardboard will fray and separate into its component layers, even if the book is treated very gently.

As for the contents...I wasn't wild about the text. For small reasons (inconsistencies like Dakota being described as both "a young adult" and "not yet an adult") and more major ones (Pachycephalosaurs headbutting each other - that idea has pretty much gone by the wayside). Yes, it's only a kids' book, but somehow, I expect more of a scientist.

I did like the pictures in the book. Some are photographs of the actual people and site involved in the discovery. (Probably re-enacted - the scientists look too clean and neat, with nary a speck of dust or drop of sweat to be seen.) Some are "Walking With Dinosaurs"-style digital creations, with 3D models added to photographic backgrounds. I paid only a couple of bucks for this book (one of those lightning deals), and feel I got my money's worth just for the images.


Summary of Dinomummy

In 2000, teenage dino-hunter Tyler Lyson stumbled across the fossil remains of a hadrosaur in the remote hills of the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota. More than a collection of fossilized bones, Tyler discovered a three dimensional mummified dinosaur-a dinomummy. He and a?paleontologist from the University of Manchester in England, Dr. Phil Manning, led an excavation that would change the way we think about dinosaurs. Named for its place of discovery, "Dakota" was gradually uncovered and moved to a lab for further excavation and analysis. Tyler and Phil's enthusiasm, expertise, and years of work blend as this paleontological detective story unfolds.

Stunning computer-generated artwork, based on fieldwork and laboratory studies of the hadrosaur specimen, brings Dakota and its environment back to life on the pages of this amazing book. Travel back in time to explore Hell Creek 65 million years ago, when herds of hadrosaurs migrated across vast floodplains.
Dakota died during the Late Cretaceous Period on the floodplains of North America and its body was locked in a rocky tomb. But Dakota's story was far from over. From the rugged badlands of Hell Creek to high-tech scientific labs, photographs document the incredible story of two men and a very special dinosaur.

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