The Children's Dinosaur Encyclopedia

Each double page spread in this glossily illustrated title looks at a different group of dinosaurs, with some spreads focusing on key topics, such as feeding, fossils and family life. The encyclopedic approach works very well, with entries accompanied by boxes giving details of the period they lived in, size, order, range and, usefully, pronunciation of names. Rather confusingly, the book begins with ancient reptiles other than dinosaurs, and it would benefit from a longer, more comprehensive glossary. But, nit-picking apart, it is well-organised, clearly written, and, at £9.99, very reasonably priced. A valuable reference source for older readers.