Nonfiction Book Reviews
Page One of ThreeThe Handy Dinosaur Answer Book by Thomas E. Svarney and Patricia Barnes-Svarney
Visible Ink, October 1999.Trade Paperback, 493 pages.
ISBN: 1578590728.
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
Dinosaur lovers will find plenty
to feed their appetite for these
prehistoric beasts in this
comprehensive guide.
In an appealing question and
answer style, the book covers
dinosaur topics beginning with the
origins of life on Earth and
with the evolution of the
dinosaurs, including charts
showing the different
periods.
The next section of the book
explains the different evolutionary
periods including the Triassic,
Jurassic and Cretaceous and the
dinosaur species that thrived
during these periods.
Each section is enhanced with
visually appealing charts, tables,
drawings and pictures.
Other sections in the book are
devoted to more dinosaur
subjects such as dinosaur
bones, dinosaur anatomy,
dinosaur behavior, what
happened to the dinosaurs,
digging for dinosaurs and
U.S. and international dinosaur
discoveries.
In total, the book provides
detailed answers to
over 1,000 wide-ranging
questions about dinosaurs,
such as: What was the fastest
Dinosaur? What were the largest
dinosaurs known in the Jurassic
period? Did dinosaurs travel
in herds? Can amateurs find
dinosaur fossils?
And, how accurate was the movie
Jurassic Park?
A final section entitled
"Learning More" contains a
large collection of additional
resources, including books,
publications, museums, educational
videos, films with dinosaurs,
websites and organizations.
Packed with information,
pictures, charts and pointers
to additional research resources
The Handy Dinosaur Answer
Book is a prize find for
any dinosaur buff. Highly recommended.
The Parenting Survival Kit by Aleta Koman, M.Ed., with Edward Myers
Perigee, March 2000.Trade Paperback, 463 pages.
ISBN: 0399525807.
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
The Parenting Survival Kit provides
strategies for surviving the stress
of parenthood and information about
a variety of common problems parents
face. Some of strategies for surviving
the stress of parenthood are to
have realistic expectations, go at
your child's pace and make your home
a haven. The strategies include tips
and advice about how to follow each
strategy. Most of the book is an
A-Z guide providing solutions and
analysis of common problems and
situations that parents face, such as
communication between spouses, computers,
loss, the media, prejudice, childhood fears,
sexuality, vacations, safety, food,
gender bias and violence.
The guide also includes a collection
of other useful resources for parents,
including websites.
For parents short on time the book's A-Z section makes it easy to quickly find information and solutions for a specific trouble spot. This is a valuable aide for parents and soon-to-be parents.
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