{"product_id":"dinosaur-feathers-isbn-9780823449408","title":"Dinosaur Feathers","description":"\u003cb\u003eDinosaurs disappeared completely from the Earth many, many years ago...or did they?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ALA Notable Children's Book\u003cbr\u003eA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMillions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the shores of Mesozoic seas. They lay eggs in the shade of ginkgo trees, and as time went on, dinosaurs grew, and grew, and grew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were so many different species of dinosaurs. Large, monstrous, and fearsome, they ruled the earth. Until gradually, there were no dinosaurs left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut they didn't disappear completely. Some dinosaurs had feathers, which grew and grew...until all through the skies were hundreds of species of birds, which flew and flew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the bestselling creator of Dinosaur Dream Dennis Nolan comes a poetic nonfiction picture book about how dinosaurs evolved into birds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit\u003cbr\u003eAn ILA-CBC Children's Choice!★ \"Viewers get ringside seats as dinosaurs march past in an evolutionary parade, giving way to their modern avian representatives. . . . A prehistoric progress that takes flight in more ways than one.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"The clever writing is accompanied by truly stunning illustrations; the dinosaurs, so often portrayed in dull earth tones, almost burst off these pages in a glorious array of colors rendered in exquisitely detailed paintings, and their avian descendants are given the same spectacular treatment. . . . Parents may find themselves with both a budding paleontologist and ornithologist by the time this book is put down.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★  \"This nonfiction poetry offering will satisfy young dino enthusiasts and draw in others who will appreciate the rhythm and rhyme, as well as Nolan’s lovely watercolor illustrations. . . . Make room on the shelf for this original addition to your dinosaur collection.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Nolan. . . beautifully pairs a clever rhyming text with luminous watercolors to express, for very young readers, the evolutionary link between several-million-year-old dinosaurs and modern-day birds\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDennis Nolan is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the bestseller \u003ci\u003eDinosaur Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and the acclaimed wordless books \u003ci\u003eSea of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHunters of the Great Forest\u003c\/i\u003e. He also illustrated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s \u003ci\u003eSaint Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Massachusetts.","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299991802085,"sku":"NP9780823449408","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823449408.jpg?v=1767725149","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dinosaur-feathers-isbn-9780823449408","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}