Reviews for The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs - Tim Gardom - Hardcover - REPRINT

The average rating for The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs - Tim Gardom - Hardcover - REPRINT based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-08-02 00:00:00 Tamberlynn Kroeck My favorite serious dino book ( ): 5/5 Of all my serious dino books ( ), Gardom/Milner's "The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs" (I.e. History) is definitely my favorite. The quote at the end of this review sums up why. There are 2 analogies that best describe History: 1) A more family-friendly version of Sampson's "Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life" ( ); 2) The "Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries" exhibition in book form ( ). If I could, I'd give History an extra half star for being extra authoritative. My only gripes are the maniraptoran reconstructions in Chapters 1-9 (all of which have scaly skin &/or bunny hands) & the writing in the middle of Chapter 10 (which isn't as good as that in the beginning or end of Chapter 10). 2 more things of note: 1) Chapter 10 is basically an updated version of Milner's "Dino-birds: From Dinosaurs to Birds"; 2) The NHM keeps updates on "The Dino Directory" when parts of History become outdated. "Taking fossil records as its evidence, "The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs" treats dinosaurs as a group of living animals, making frequent reference to today's animals as a basis for comparison. This popular approach not only accurately mirrors the methods used by palaeontologists in studying dinosaurs, but also satisfies the overwhelming curiosity of people to know what dinosaurs were like when alive. Unlike an encyclopedia, a data book or even a learned exposition, this book is designed to be read from start to finish as the developing story of a remarkable group of animals. The book's direct, clear written style, with all unfamiliar names and technical terms clearly explained, and extensive illustrations make it an ideal introduction to dinosaurs for the older child or adult" ( ).

Review # 2 was written on 2015-06-05 00:00:00 Peter Rasmussen I won this book as a prize in my History of Psychology class in college. We had to come to class dressed as one of the psychological figures we'd learned about that semester. Most came as Freud or Erikson, with a few Skinners thrown in. I came as Phinneus Gage, a mild-mannered railroad worker from Vermont who got stabbed in the head with a tamping iron and lived, but became such an asshole no one wanted to be around him anymore, thus giving researchers insight into the goings on of the temporal lobe. I came to class in bloodied railroad-striped overalls and fashioned a tamping iron out of cardboard that I affixed to my head. I started yelling at everyone in my class, using a plethora of dirty words in my best Vermont accent. I won. Hands down. But I still haven't read this book...