Dinosaurs Big and Small (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1)
Grade 2-4-Discussing the wide variety of sizes in the dinosaur  lexicon, Zoehfeld's simple text presents kids, school buses, and  elephants as yardsticks for the measurement of a number of  weighty sauropods and lesser lights, from the massive  Argentinosaurus to the cat-sized Compsognathus. Washburn's  eye-catching illustrations, in glowing rusts and purples, blues  and greens, march step-by-step with the text. Included is a  double-page lineup of all the mentioned saurians, with a brief  note on each one that gives its scientific name, pronunciation,  length, and weight. Brightly colored, informative, and on a  cherished topic, the book is certain to gather no shelf-sitter  dust.Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library,  NYCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.