This is a fun book, that answers questions such as

- Did dinosaurs wag their tails?
- What's this one called, mommy?
- How much meat could a dinosaur eat?
- How many kinds of dinosaurs were there?
- How did dinosaurs make babies?
- Were dinosaurs a failure?
- What is plate tectonics?
- When I die, will I be a fossil? (only if you're lucky)

This book is written in a breezy style—perhaps too breezy, as its constant asides and cutenesses distract from its message. It's also soft on facts: instead of telling us that some dinosaur weighed "as much as the average woman," why doesn't Degler just give us a number? And in other places it is maddeningly vague. It discusses the taxonomy of dinosaurs while never actually stating what taxonomic level "dinosaur" represents. It states that dinosaurs are reptiles but that reptiles are not dinosaurs. And it's a bit out of date, since it was published in 1991. However, it covers the ground of introducing dinosaur groups and their main characteristics.

RELEASE NOTES:

I left this book at Danforth Veterinary Clinic on the southwest corner of Pape and Gowan. The book has no sticker or note on it, but I told the staff that it's free to anyone who wants it. It's on the window ledge on the north side of the reception area.