Step back more than 230 million years and meet the animals that ruled our planet.

*The World of Dinosaurs* is a clear, friendly and fact-checked guide to the age of dinosaurs, written for curious readers of every age. You will travel through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. You will see how Pangaea broke apart and how dinosaurs grew into the biggest land animals that ever lived.

Inside you will discover:

- What makes a dinosaur a dinosaur, and what doesn't (pterosaurs and sea reptiles were not dinosaurs!)
- The great meat-eaters, from Velociraptor to Tyrannosaurus rex
- Giant long-necks, horned Triceratops and armoured plant-eaters
- Eggs, nests, babies, growth and feathers
- How fossils form and how scientists dig them up
- India's dinosaurs, including Rajasaurus
- The asteroid, the Chicxulub crater and the great extinction 66 million years ago
- Why birds are living dinosaurs
- Famous fossil hunters such as Mary Anning
- Movie dinosaurs compared with real science

Each chapter ends with a summary and a quiz. A glossary, further reading and bonus sections (a Dinosaur A–Z, 50 amazing facts, and myths versus facts) complete the book. Illustrations and diagrams appear throughout.

Perfect for students, families, teachers and anyone who has ever wondered what Earth was like when dinosaurs ruled it.