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Born to Be Giants
How Baby Dinosaurs Grew to Rule the World
By Judge, Lita
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-59643-443-1
- Publisher
- Flash Point Roaring Brook
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2010
Gr 4-6 Using current data (some ideas derived from contemporary critters), Judge presents an interesting and attractive introduction to the world of dinosaur young. Her readable text touches on eight Cretaceous dinosaurs, from smallish "Psittacosaurus" to gigantic "Argentinosaurus", describing fossil finds of eggs and e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2010
Judge explains the birth and care of dinosaur young for a range of dinosaur species. To give their offspring the best possible chance of survival, dinosaur parents may have engaged in behaviors such as cooperative parenting, brooding eggs on the nest, and bringing food to their young. The text is a model of logical reasoning: for each dinosaur species presented...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Judge explains the birth and care of dinosaur young. The text is a model of logical reasoning: each claim is backed by relevant evidence. Alt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on June 1, 2010
Lita Judge draws interesting parallels between dinosaurs and present-day animals, such as the way the Oviraptor brooded its eggs like a bird, and how the Argentinosaurus traveled in herds like caribou. The information about recent discoveries of feath...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
