Dinosaur Reading List for May 2018

Okay, I want people to move out of Jurassic Park/World. So here is a reading list I will publish every month. I also like lists this way so, here is my format:

For Young Audiences

Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte
Presents dinosaurs from each time period of the Mesozoic and also features sections on The Morrison Formation and T.rex blood being discovered

For General Readers

My Beloved Brontosaurus by Brian Switek
Shows how our understanding of dinosaurs has changed in the century

Why Dinosaurs Matter by Kenneth Lacovara
Talks about how dinosaurs can teach us about the past

Dinosaur Art 2 by Steve White
As a sequel to Dinosaur Art, this new book shows new artwork from the top paleoartists

How to Draw Dinosaurs Volumes 1 and 2 by Tracy Lee Ford
Has articles from dinosaur magazines and shows the anatomy of different dinosaurs

Dinosaurs: The Grand Tour by Keiron Pim and Jack Horner
From Aardonyx to Zuniceratops and covers many different topics

Planet Dinosaur by Cavan Scott
The companion book to the new documentary and is a global survey of the 30 most thrilling dinosaurs found in recent years

The World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures by Dougual Dixon
This book brings many dinosaurs and prehistoric animals to create a book

For Enthusiasts

Walking With Dinosaurs: A Natural History by Tim Haines
Describes the Earth's environment when dinosaurs flourished and based on the documentary

Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia all 7 Volumes by Donald F. Glut
Has many sections on dinosaur discoveries and excluded genera

Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved by Darren Naish and Paul Barrett
Shows many topics about dinosaurs

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brussate
Chapters are presented in a Mesozoic timeline

Giants of the Lost World by Donald R. Prothero
Is on dinosaurs and prehistoric animals found in South America

Dinosaurs: The Textbook, 6th Edition by Spencer Lucas
Is your go-to book on dinosaurs

Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History, 3rd Edition by David Weishampel
On a broad range of dinosaur topics

Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs, 2nd Edition by Anthony Martin
On the new discoveries and theories of dinosaurs

The Carnivorous Dinosaurs by Kenneth Carpenter
On a lot of topics about carnivorous dinosaurs

The Sauropod Dinosaurs by Mark Hallett
Has many topics on Sauropods

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