What's So Special About Leaellynasaura?

Children (and grown-ups!) can learn all the latest fascinating facts about dinosaurs in this brand new book series.

Leaellynasaura (lee-EL-in-UH-sawr-ah) was a turkey - sized herbivore that survived in a part of Australia that used to be much further south than it is today, attached to a vast polar continent. Chilly! Discover how fast Leaellynasaura could move with the Speed - o - Meter, how terrifying it was on the Scary Scale, and which of today's animals it most resembles, in this fully illustrated book.

Like every book in this non-fiction series, What's so Special about Leaellynasaura? is packed with fully palaeontologist-approved facts and stats that will give you all the dinosaur information that you could possibly want:

• Setting the Scene explains how the age of the dinosaurs, the Mesozoic Era, was divided up and when Leaellynasaura lived
• The Hometown section discusses Leaellynasaura fossils, where they were first discovered and by whom
• Head straight to the Vital Statistics page to find out about Leaellynasaura s size and how it compares to objects and things from your life today
• Dedicated pages where you'll learn all about the teeth, diet, speed, scariness and habitat of Leaellynasaura
• And munch, munch more!

On top of all of that (and for the cheats out there!), at the back of the book you'll find 'The Best Bits!' which pulls together all of the key knowledge you'll need to convince your friends, parents and teachers that you are a bone-a-fide dinosaur expert!

About the Author

Nicky Dee's passion for all things prehistoric developed whilst creating epic exhibitions centred around life-sized dinosaurs, seven years ago. The experience and knowledge gained from researching and staging the exhibitions sparked off a quest to translate the most up to date palaeontological research into a fun and engaging format for readers aged 6-10.