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  • Published: 2 January 2014
  • ISBN: 9781426313745
  • Imprint: National Geographic
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $39.99

Tracking Tyrannosaurs

Meet T. rex's fascinating family, from tiny terrors to feathered giants



Kids who love dinos have a rare treat in store. The experts at National Geographic have produced a reference book that is much more than just another T. rex book. Christopher Sloan's fascinating latest work shows dino fans the latest discoveries to illuminate a whole family of dinos--including newly discovered species!

This book highlights a newly discovered T. rex relative in China with a coat of downy feathers! This one-ton predator is the largest known animal to ever have walked the Earth. This discovery was made public in April 2012, and is a timely addition that sets this book apart from other dinosaur titles. 

We meet 19 kinds of tyrannosaurs--including seven new species discovered in the last two years--that came before T. rex. The names are strange, like Bistahieversor and Zhuchengtyrannus. The creatures were strange, too, and many of the newly discovered ones caught scientists by surprise. 

Filled with engaging, lifelike illustrations by Xing Lida, Tracking Tyrannosaurs explains to kids how T. rex, the most famous, ferocious dinosaur of all-time was only one of many tyrannosaurs that lived on Earth for over 100 million years!

  • Published: 2 January 2014
  • ISBN: 9781426313745
  • Imprint: National Geographic
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $39.99

About the author

Christopher Sloan

Christopher Sloan is Senior Editor for Art at National Geographic magazine, where he guides the work of artists on projects ranging from dinosaurs to the frontiers of space. He is also the magazine's specialist for paleobiology. Sloan is the author of several children's books.

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