Prehistoric Actual Size

This was the 2nd book by the author I purchased. It was a gift for a dinosaur lover, but the 1st one we kept. Amazing pictures that show how big animals are/were. Super cool!

This is a fun book to read aloud.

Bought for my children. They love the pictures and enjoy comparing the various sizes of animals to each other and themselves. The pages fold out to show the actual sizes. This is a very cute book.

for any fans of nature, this is wonderful picture book ; both entertaining and educational.

Reading this book to my daughter, I found myself placing my hands on the page very carefully, lest I snag my finger on a Baryonyx claw or accidentally touch the Very Large Cockroach. It's not that the illustrations are so terribly life-like. They are clearly pictures. It's just that the effect of seeing these creatures, or in most cases, bits of these creatures, at actual size is so startling. As I type this, I am cringing away from a millipede larger than my computer.Sure, the view from within a Giganotosaurus mouth is striking, but it's the pictures of the creepy crawlies that get to me the most. Dinosaurs are supposed to be huge. Dragonflies have no business being larger than my cat.And once you start thinking about the actual sizes of these things, it's hard to stop. We have a private airport in our town, which means we often see small planes flying just overhead. A few days after reading this book, I spotted a biplane through the moon roof of my car, and for a moment, imagined it was a Quetzalcoatlus, a flying pterosaur with a wingspan of some 35 feet. Unsettling. But if you (or your preschooler) are fascinated with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, an awful lot of fun.(Review originally posted at my blog-- Caterpickles: Scientific & Linguistic Engagement with a 4 Year Old Mind @ [...])

These actual size books are even fun for adults!The idea behind them is genius!I wish there were more books in this series!

This book is awesome! The actual size pictures are so neat, the kids are really able to grasp the size of things!

Interesting - gives children a good perspective about these ancient giants.

This book fits PERFECTLY with our Grade 6/7 unit on Earth’s history and evolution. My students were super engaged. We had already learned about a scaled version of Earth’s history so the timeframe references were great for perspective and we used a metre stick to help students understand the full size of creatures. This is a book I’ll read every year I teach this unit!! Unfortunately, it arrived quite damaged but I kept it so I could read it with our unit timeline. In hindsight, I should have exchanged it.

Love this book! So interesting! I think I enjoy it more than the kids

This book is great for any kids who love dinosaurs. My four and five year old nephews love it! It’s really cool to see the size of these creatures.

Steve Jenkins makes beautiful books. The pictures are just wonderful. I got this for my son (6) as he was very interested in dinosaurs and I was fascinated both by the pictures and the information.

My nephew live this