Don-Oliver Matthies

Young children can enjoy finding their way through the simple mazes provided in this cute and colorful book. In the process, they will learn a bit about dinosaurs and paleontology. 26 pages of mazes are provided, with 1 to multiple mazes apiece. The mazes are formed in diverse ways -- through dinosaur bones, paleontological field sites, assemblages of dinosaurs, and displays at natural history museums, as well as within geological strata and smoke belched from a volcano. One clever maze is formed by intertwined necks of sauropods. Accompanying text introduces aspects of dinosaur natural history. A few errors are introduced, including the common misconception that flying pterosaurs and aquatic plesiosaurs were dinosaurs. Overall, it offers an enjoyable little experience for the growing dinosaurophile.… (meer)