Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World is nonfiction. I bought my copy new.
Review:
Technically, a few of the 15 animals covered in this book aren't dinosaurs. However, all of them are creatures we only know about through the fossil remains they left behind. Each of them gets one entire chapter devoted to them, which starts with a description of what a moment in their lives might have looked like and then moves on to the science behind how the details of that scene, and Bob Nicholls' fabulous illustrations, were reconstructed.
I got this primarily for the illustrations (I think maybe this book was mentioned in Thor Hanson's Feathers?), and I was not disappointed. The illustrations were gorgeous, and I ended up with several favorites. It was easy to imagine all of them as living, breathing beings.
I was a little worried about the text itself, but it was thankfully both readable and informative.
All in all, this was a delightful read that made my dinosaur-loving heart happy. I only wish it had ended a little less abruptly. Instead of finishing with a concluding chapter that tied everything together, it just stopped. I knew I was getting close to the end of the book, but it was still a shock when I turned the page only to find nothing more than a "further reading" section.
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