Dinosaur Empire! (Earth Before Us #1): Journey through the Mesozoic Era

<DIV><B>Travel back in time to the age of the dinosaurs in Abby Howard's <I>Dinosaur Empire!: Journey Through the Mesozoic Era</I>, first in the hit nonfiction graphic novel series about prehistoric Earth!</B><BR/><BR/> Ronnie is just a normal fifth grader trying to pass her science class's impossible quiz on the history of dinosaurs . . . until she runs into her neighborMs. Lernin, a retired paleontologist. Ronnie and Ms. Lernin travel back through time to experience the age of the dinosaurs firsthand.<BR/><BR/> They visit three important time periods of the Mesozoic Era: the Triassic, the Jurassic, and the Cretaceous. Along the way, Ronnie finds herself face-to-face with real-life dinosaurs and reptiles, like Stegosauruses, Velociraptors, and Thalattosaurs. She learns the differences between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, as well as between dinosaurs, insects, and reptiles.<BR/><BR/> This hilarious and fact-filled graphic novel brings the age of the dinosaurs to life and shows the important effects this era had on our world today.<BR/><BR/> The Earth Before Us series:<BR/><I>Dinosaur Empire!: Journey Through the Mesozoic Era </I>(#1)<BR/><I>Ocean Renegades!: Journey Through the Paleozoic Era </I>(#2)<BR/><I>Mammal Takeover!: Journey Through the Cenozoic Era </I>(#3)<BR/></DIV>