Dinosaurs (Ken Jennings' Junior Genius Guides) - Softcover

Jennings, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1481429558 ISBN 13: 9781481429559

Publisher: Little Simon, 2016

Synopsis

Travel back in time to the dinosaur age with this interactive trivia book from "Jeopardy! "winner and "New York Times "bestselling author Ken Jennings. With this book about dinosaurs, you ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with some awesome facts: Did you know that dinosaurs skin was more like bump bird skin than modern snake or crocodile scales? Or that the Tyrannosaurus Rex might have croaked like a frog instead of roaring? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time."

About this title

About the Author:

Ken Jennings grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show Jeopardy! In 2004, he successfully auditioned for a spot on the show and went on an unprecedented seventy-four game victory streak worth $2.52 million. Jennings's book Brainiac, about his Jeopardy! adventures, was a critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, as were his follow-up books Maphead and Because I Said So! He is also the author of Planet Funny. Jennings lives in Seattle with his wife Mindy and two children.

Mike Lowery is an illustrator and fine artist whose work has been seen in galleries and publications internationally. Mike is the illustrator of Moo Hoo and Ribbit Rabbit by Candace Ryan; The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray; and the Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder novels by Jo Nesbų. Currently he is a professor of illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with a lovely German frau, Katrin, and his super genius daughter, Allister. Visit him at MikeLowery.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Simon
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1481429558
• ISBN 13: 9781481429559
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• Illustrator: Lowery Mike