Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias)

The book is very informative and well designed. The pages are matt finished and gives a nice feel overall. There are a lot of pages devoted to prehistoric creatures and is a good buildup to the main content.

Very Good. Knowledge with enchanting image.

I have been a fan of DK books ever since I worked there. It is a memorable experience for the reader. This book has amazing infographics!

Bought it for my son. Wonderful book with great pictures and details. My son loved it.

This book is really awesome... my son liked it a lot .... the book has more than 290 pages..... the quality of the book is beyond expectations

I liked this book there are many interesting topics inside it and it's picture quality is also excellent

Very good and informative. Kids will loveit. Page quality is good. Cover quality should improve.

A must have for children who have crave for knowledge and passion for dinosaur era. Even adults will fill enriched.

Great book for the dinosaur lover 🦕 🦖 in your life This is my youngest son’s second copy of the encyclopedia- he loves the vibrant pictures and all the information. My favorite thing is that it list all of the dinosaur names phonetically so it makes them easier to pronounce. Definitely would purchase again

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.

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

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.