Dinosaur : A Photicular Book

Summary: A brand-new book in the 2-million-copy Photicular series features images of dinosaurs--from T. Rex to Triceratops--that really move right on the page. Journey a hundred million years back in time, and see 8 amazing dinosaurs in motion. A New York Times bestseller! Using unique Photicular® technology that’s like a 3-D movie on the page, DINOSAUR brings these legendary, long-extinct creatures to life. Each image delivers a rich, immersive visual experience—and the result is breathtaking. There’s a herd of giant sauroposeidons, with their impossibly long necks, lumbering across the sun-drenched plains, a threatened velociraptor waving its wildly feathered arms, and more. Flipping through these pages is transports readers to Earth’s distant past. With informative text by science writer Kathy Wollard, it’s like a natural history museum but better—experience it for yourself! 1) DINOSAURS! IN MOTION! Photicular technology has never met such a popular subject! These images of dinosaurs in motion come from Discovery Footage Source, home of Discovery Channel, Science Channel and other networks focused on education, and have been vetted by dinosaur experts. The experience of turning these pages is as close to watching actual footage of dinosaurs as one can get.2) THE SALES POWER OF PHOTICULAR: The Photicular series has more than 2 million copies in print, and Workman ships more than 300,000 copies of the books each year.3) A GIFT FOR ALL AGES: Young children (including the many who are dinosaur-obsessed) will love the moving images; older readers will learn something new from Kathy Wollard's insightful text that accompanies the images. The book is serious enough for museum stores, and striking enough (with its T. rex cover!) to make a big impact on holiday gift tables.Quotes:"A visual delight for the prehistoric-obsessed!" —Parents Author Bio: Dan Kainen is an artist, designer, and inventor living in New York City. He is the creator of the bestselling Photicular books Safari, Ocean, Polar, Jungle, and Wild. While working with some of the pioneers of holography, Dan created a special spotlight that was used by Soho’s Museum of Holography to light holograms. The related field of holography led to Dan’s interest in lenticular art and, in turn, after nearly a decade of research and experimentation, to the creation of his “Motion Viewer,” his third patent in that field and the inspiration for Safari and the other Photicular books. Kathy Wollard is a science journalist and the author of the bestselling How Come? Every Kid’s Science Questions Explained. Her work has appeared in Newsday, Scholastic, Popular Science, and Family Fun magazines. She lives in rural Ohio.