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Did you know...
- The smallest dinosaur was barely the size of a chicken.
- Dinosaurs built nests and laid eggs.
- The Anatosaurus had a record set of 2,000 teeth.
Find out all sorts of interesting things about dinosaurs and enjoy a chuckle along the way.
About this Author
Alain Bergeron
is a Quebec writer born September 24, 1957. Before becoming a full-time youth author in the fall or 2005, he was a reporter for twenty years in Victoriaville. The least we can say is that it is a very prolific writer, with over 130 books! He writes for various youth age groups, and publishes between 15 and 20 titles a year.
Michel Quintin
Michel is a veterinarian, publisher, author and wildlife photographer. He is originally from Montreal but has lived in Quebec?s Eastern Townships for over twenty years.
Wildlife, ecology and the environment are his favorite subjects. He has a kitten, a litter of raccoons, a fawn, baby jaguars, dogs, pet cats, and other orphan or sick animals. Aside from his pets and the fact that he still practices veterinary medicine, Michel Quintin is now content to observe deer, foxes, wild turkeys and other animals that come to the window of his house the country. Nature, as you may have guessed, is his greatest source of inspiration.
Samuel Parent,
Pen name Sampar, was born in 1973 in Victoriaville Quebec. He is a self-taught illustrator and cartoonist. He made his mark in recent years in the publishing world by being a winner of the New York Times top 10 illustrators of the year for 2014 and by being a finalist for the Governor General of Canada 2004 (Youth illustration). He has also been a Mr. Christie's Book Award 2002 finalist Awards, a favourite books Youth Communication-Jeunesse finalist, and a Hackmatack Award finalist in 2003 and 2004.
Sampar's illustrations fascinate and capture the imagination of young and old alike. He is the father of three children and admits: "My dream is to make sure that my children can have something from me when they are old enough to be interested in reading."
Reviews
"Whether or not the reader has a fascination with dinosaurs, Do You Know Dinosaurs? captivates readers of all ages with its surprising scientific dinosaur facts and comical graphic-novel illustrations. . . Do You Know Dinosaurs? is a book that will leave its reader chuckling with its presentation of scientific dinosaur facts. The reader may even be left wishing that more of the approximately 800 dinosaur species were included in the book as it is a book that keeps the reader wanting to learn more about dinosaurs through its comical graphic-novel illustrations. Luckily, the reader can experience more chuckles and learn about other animals by reading other titles included in the "Do You Know?" series.
Highly Recommended."
-- CM Magazine
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