Synopsis
Describes what is known of the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of this long-necked and long-tailed dinosaur.
Marya Jansen-Gruber - Children's Literature
Diplodocus was a sauropod, a plant-eating dinosaur. It was the longest sauropod ever to be discovered and it traveled in herds. The author of this little book tells us a good deal about this dinosaur's body, what it ate, what preyed on it, and why it is no longer roaming the face of the earth. He also gives us a picture of Diplodocuses world-the other creatures that lived at that time and what the world might have looked like then. Daniel Cohen also tells us where fossils of these dinosaurs have been found and explains how paleontologists are studying these dinosaurs today. There is also an interesting story about how the famous businessman Andrew Carnegie became interested in dinosaur fossils. The information in this book is well presented and interesting, but the photographs and illustrations are unfortunately dull and average at best. At the end of the description about Diplodocus there is a "Hands One" activity, which gives the reader the opportunity to see how the tail of this huge dinosaur worked. This activity is followed by a glossary. At the back of the book the reader will find a bibliography, and an index. In addition, the author explains how to use Fact Hound, a special Internet search engine. This book is one in the Bridgestone Science Library. 2003, Bridgestone Books, Ages 6 to 9.