Dinosaurs Are Not Extinct: Real Facts About Real Dinosaurs

(Hardback)

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A Bank Street Best Childrens Book of the Year * An Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee

Award-winning author-illustrator Drew Sheneman brings budding paleontologists the truth about dinosaurs in this informative and hilarious nonfiction picture book that will teach kids everything they didnt know (and never thought to ask) about their favorite subjectdinosaurs!

A long, long time ago, planet Earth was full of dinosaurs. Giant dinosaurs that ate plants, meat-eating dinosaurs that walked on two feet, dinosaurs with armored frillsall KINDS of dinosaurs.

Until an asteroid appeared in the sky. A big one. A hot one. A moving-very-fast one. When it hit, most of the plants and animals on Earth went extinct. It was the end of the dinosaurs . . .

. . . Or was it

Actually, the latest research shows that the dinosaurs didnt all go extinct. Theyre still around us now. In fact, youve probably seen dinosaurs at the park, eaten dinosaurs for dinner, and maybe even cleaned dinosaur poop off your familys car.

Who are these dinosaurs living all around us Find out in this informative, hilarious, and 100 percent factual nonfiction picture book by award-winning author, illustrator, and beloved syndicated cartoonist Drew Sheneman.

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"Why pine for prehistoric predators when their direct descendants are perching on the nearest birdbath[...]Sheneman here gives the bird-dino connection fresh jolts of wonder and hilarity." Kirkus Reviews This informative and engaging nonfiction picture book, created with Publishers Weekly "Its a whirlwind introduction to the dinosaur-bird connection, and while the book imparts wonderful scientific tidbits, the text infuses the subject with wry, laugh-out-loud humor. No doubt the story will send young readers out to spot their own dinosaurs in the wild!" Booklist

Author Bio

Award-winning author and illustrator Drew Sheneman has been drawing professionally since 1998. Drew graduated from Central Michigan University with a BFA in illustration and cartooning internships at The Detroit News and Oakland Press under his belt. From there he went to work as an editorial cartoonist for The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, where he stayed until 2010. Drew continues to draw cartoons for the Star-Ledger on a weekly basis. In addition to his editorial cartooning Drew has done commercial illustration for clients like Hasbro and Dungeons and Dragons. He likes penguins, video games and occasionally wearing a cape around the house for fun. Drew currently resides in New Jersey with his wife and daughter.