THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DINOSAURS A New History of a Lost World

A new dinosaur turns up every week, Steve Brusatte of the University of Edinburgh says. Thus, human knowledge of the giant beast who still exists in smaller avian form needs filling in. Patrick Lawlor's narration injects Brusatte's enthusiasm into the informative writing. Brusatte's timeline updates the dinosaur saga, emphasizing their storylines while mixing in stories of fossil hunters and their discoveries. The material is both easy to grasp and interesting as the author brings listeners into the search for common features and bloodlines among dinosaurs. There are still gaps; fossils have yet to reveal the secret of how T. rex grew into a giant, for example. Listeners who love dinosaurs will thrill to the latest developments in their history. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2018]