It’s all about design—almost. Robert Sabuda’s collaboration with Matthew Reinhart contains a lot of basic facts about dinosaurs, but it’s the three-dimensional pictures that make it a truly distinctive dinosaur book. In addition to the large dinosaur that emerges with the turn of each page, each two-page spread includes one to three smaller book-within-a-book sections, with additional pop-ups and more information. Sabuda and Reinhart also write with a great deal of humor, labeling a section on the Jurassic period, for example, “Is It Getting Warm in Here?” and showing a modern day chicken sitting on a dinosaur egg to show scale. (Ages 5–10)

From renowned pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart comes an awe-inspiring tribute to the world's most beloved extinct animals and their 180-million-year reign on our planet.

Open this book and a massive T. REX springs out, flashing a startling jawful of jagged teeth. Turn the next spread and a ravishing raptor unfurls and appears to fly off the edge of the page. Inside the amazing ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS are "shield bearers" in full-body armor, creatures with frilly headgear, and weighty, long-necked giants. There are even amusing tidbits on the history of paleontology itself — like a pop-up version of a Victorian New Year's dinner in the belly of a dinosaur model, or a pair of scientists locked in a literal tug-of-war over bones.

Full of fascinating facts and lighthearted good humor, this breathtaking book includes fascinating, up-to-the-minute information about popular dinosaurs as well as many lesser-known varieties. With each of six spreads featuring one spectacular, large pop-up as well as booklets of smaller pop-ups and text, ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS is a magnificent display of paper engineering and creativity — an astonishing book that will be read, admired, and treasured forever.