Compsognathus

Learn about Compsognathus, what he looked like, what he ate, what he did all day, and more.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read “[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”—Chicago Sun-Times An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them—for a price. Until something goes wrong. . . . In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller. Praise for Jurassic Park “Wonderful . . . powerful.”—The Washington Post Book World “Frighteningly real . . . compelling . . . It’ll keep you riveted.”—The Detroit News “Full of suspense.”—The New York Times Book Review

Do you want to be an artist? Follow these simple steps and use your imagination. Learn how to draw dinosaurs with horns and dinosaurs with spikes using simple shapes and lines.

Take a look at several small dinosaurs, some the size of a cat, providing color illustrations and details on their physical characteristics, geographic areas, time period, diets, and defenses.

The life and times of dinosaurs, from their evolution to the present-day discovery of their fossils.

Discover the fantastic, extraordinary and outlandish types of dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth, long before Man appeared on the planet. This book is essential reading, not only for dinosaur enthusiasts, but for anyone intrigued by nature at its most majestic.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Readers will be excited to learn about this small but fierce dinosaur. Easy-to-read text and full-color images help readers keep up with the speedy Compsognathus.

Compsognathus is a reinforced, library bound book in The Child's World series Dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs have held sway over our imaginations since the discovery of their bones first shocked the world in the nineteenth century. From the monstrous beasts stalking Jurassic Park to the curiosities of the natural history museum, dinosaurs are creatures that unite young and old in awestruck wonder. Digging ever deeper into dinosaurs’ ancient past, science continues to unearth new knowledge about them and the world they inhabited, a fantastic time when the footprints of these behemoths marked the Earth that we humans now walk. Who better to guide us through this ancient world than paleontologist Mark A. Norell? A world-renowned expert in paleontology, with a knowledge of dinosaurs as deep as the buried fossils they left behind, Norell is in charge of what is perhaps America’s most popular collection of dinosaur bones and fossils, the beloved displays at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. In The World of Dinosaurs, he leads readers through a richly illustrated collection detailing the evolution of these ancient creatures. From the horns of the Protoceratops to the wings of the Archaeopteryx, readers are invited to explore profiles of dinosaurs along with hundreds of color photographs, sketches, maps, and other materials—all rooted in the latest scientific discoveries—sure to both capture the imagination and satisfy a prehistoric curiosity. The World of Dinosaurs presents an astonishing collection of knowledge in an immersive visual journey that will fascinate any fan of Earth’s ancient inhabitants.

Describes Compsognathus, the dinosaur that was only the size of a modern chicken, and the prehistoric world of dinosaurs in general.