Lift-the-flap questions and answers about dinosaurs

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Websites to visit

Which are the most ferocious dinosaurs?
Only eight of the ten beasts in the film are dinosaurs - can you spot the two which aren't?

What dinosaur predator was bigger than T-rex?

How do scientists assemble a Stegosaurus skeleton?

How did huge reptiles, called pterosaurs, fly?
Pterosaurs are flying reptiles that lived in dinosaur times.

What did a dinosaur tooth look like?
Zoom in on the cast of a tooth of a Tyrannosaurus rex. (Use the zoom tools at the left of the picture.)

How do scientists dig up dinosaur bones?

What is the biggest dinosaur bone ever found?

How many dinosaur facts do you know?

When did dinosaurs live?
Explore a dinosaur timeline. (Click on an era then move your mouse over the dinosaurs to hear their names. This website uses Flash and may not work on all browsers.)

Sound files

Can you say "Micropachycephalosaurus"?
Click on the play button to hear how to say the longest dinosaur name.

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About this book

Lift-the-flap questions and answers
Lift-the-flap questions and answers about dinosaurs

A colourful guide with over 60 flaps to lift to discover answers to questions young children might ask about dinosaurs.
Provides simple and friendly answers to questions such as “Why do dinosaurs have tricky names?”, “Could dinosaurs swim?”, “How big was the biggest dinosaur?” and lots more.
Includes a guide to some of the more difficult to pronounce dinosaur names.
With Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites where children can find out more about dinosaurs.

“A fascinating insight into the prehistoric world.”
The Guardian

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Katie Daynes

Katie Daynes has written oodles of books for Usborne, from lifting the flaps on germs and poo, through things to spot in the sea and at school, to the life stories of Nelson Mandela and Marie Antoinette. She wrote My First Chess Book after being taught by her son, Joe Birks, who became the British Under 9 Chess Champion in 2017. She now lives in Yorkshire with her architect husband, two inquisitive children and a hamster called Toffee. When she’s not writing books, Katie likes walking on the blustery moors, meeting friends for coffee and playing competitive board games.

Press Reviews

If your dino-mad children are plaguing you with some mammoth questions about the wonderful world of Tyrannosaurus rex and his prehistoric pals, why not let this brilliant interactive flap book provide the answers? There could be no better way to open up the inside story on dazzling, dangerous dinosaurs.
Lancashire Evening Post

A charming read with more than 50 flaps to lift.
The Telegraph

A fascinating insight into the prehistoric world, aimed at budding paleontologists from four plus.
The Guardian

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