Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs Pop-Up

<b>From renowned pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart comes an awe-inspiring tribute to the world's most beloved extinct animals and their 180-million-year reign on our planet.</b><br><br>Open this book and a massive T. REX springs out flashing a startling jawful of jagged teeth. Turn the next spread and a ravishing raptor unfurls and appears to fly off the edge of the page. Inside the amazing ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS are &quot;shield bearers&quot; in full-body armor creatures with frilly headgear and weighty long-necked giants. There are even amusing tidbits on the history of paleontology itself — like a pop-up version of a Victorian New Year's dinner in the belly of a dinosaur model or a pair of scientists locked in a literal tug-of-war over bones.<br><br>Full of fascinating facts and lighthearted good humor this breathtaking book includes fascinating up-to-the-minute information about popular dinosaurs as well as many lesser-known varieties. With each of six spreads featuring one spectacular large pop-up as well as booklets of smaller pop-ups and text ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS is a magnificent display of paper engineering and creativity — an astonishing book that will be read admired and treasured forever.