Synopses & Reviews
By studying the dinosaur bones discovered over the last two hundred years, scientists have an idea of how big some of the dinosaurs were. Now dinosaur fans of all ages can see for themselves exactly what "big" means. Vivid and exciting,
Gigantic! puts some of children's favorite dinosaurs head-to-head with monster trucks, cherry pickers, and tanks.
As a child, Patrick O'Brien was fascinated by the illustrations of prehistoric animals in children's books. This lifelong fascination has grown as he continues to study and paint these giants of the past. In this book, accessible to even the youngest picture-book readers, his realistic, highly detailed illustrations easily convey size, and provide a fascinating study of the giants who once ruled the earth.
Review
"The simplicity of the text and the clarity of these examples...will make this book popular with even the youngest dinosaur fans. It succeeds in conveying a sense of size across the millennia."
--School Library Journal
Synopsis
A witty set of comparisons that places ancient dinosaurs side by side with modern-day objects.
Dinosaurs were gigantic beasts that walked on Earth long before humans appeared. Everybody knows the dinosaurs were BIG, but how big is BIG? As big as a fire engine? As small as a chicken?
Patrick O'Brien's marvelous illustrations place dinosaurs side by side with modern-day animals, vehicles, and people so that children can easily grasp how the dinosaurs would stack up if they were around today.
About the Author
Patrick O' Brien has illustrated several children's books, including
A Wasp Is Not a Bee,
Teddy Roosevelt's Elk, and
Bottoms Up. His work has also appeared on posters, videotape boxes, and even refrigerator magnets. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.