Gigantic!: How Big Were the Dinosaurs?

Gigantic!: How Big Were the Dinosaurs? by O'Brien, Patrick. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780805057386.

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 childrens favorite dinosaurs head-to-head with monster trucks, cherry pickers, and tanks. As a child, Patrick OBrien was fascinated by the illustrations of prehistoric animals in childrens 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.