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I bought this book for my 5 year old son because his favorite dinosaur is the Einiosaurus. Well, this book is the only one that had that dinosaur in it. I'm thrilled with the book, as is my son! While he can't read it by himself, the pictures are amazing and the facts are just what my son is looking for. He'll sit for long periods at a time flipping through the book - his older brother even reads it and he's not that big of a dinosuar fan. The price is outstanding for such a big book with amazing pictures.

I received this book in good time, it has a lot of information, and pictures of dinosaurs, I think it will be a wonderful addition to any dinosaur library!!

We purchased this book for our grandson who is 6, but knows all re: dinosaurs.
Even what period each was a part of. We selected it because the illustrations are fantastic, in full color and scary. Lots of good info on each one and gives more info than the usual dinosaur book for children. This is not a book for adults unless you know nothing. Then it's the one to choose. I couldn't find a book that is better illustrated.

There are better "field guides" to dinosaurs and better dinosaur encyclopedias.
This is a slimmed down version of the huge coffee table book that Brusatte did earlier (titled "Dinosaurs") and basically is just a chopped up version of the illustrations from that book (done by Pixel-shack.com in the 3D Model way and several are of questionable accuracy).
The "hook" here is that you are supposed to be traveling back in time and viewing this creatures in real time, thus the "field guide" title. If I was on this expedition, I would be really disappointed that the dinosaurs on my safari are so dull looking (both in colors and facial expression).
Fun for youngsters to look at the pictures, but no real substance here.

Our previous book had been destroyed over many years of use by the kids. My 12-year old was so happy to receive another one!

Short version: If you want the best dino field guide for casual readers, get Holtz/Brett-Surman's "Jurassic World Dinosaur Field Guide". Despite its sub-title (I.e. "The Ultimate Dinosaur Encyclopedia"), Brusatte's "Field Guide to Dinosaurs" (henceforth Field) was never the best or even just decent in its own right. In fact, it may be the worst expert-authored popular dino book I've ever read.

Long version: Read on.

Benton & Brusatte are consistently good sources for the specialist (E.g. See Brusatte's "Dinosaur Paleobiology"). However, they're also consistently not-so-good sources for casual readers/the enthusiast. To quote Reed J. Richmond, Field "is a slimmed down version of the huge coffee table book that Brusatte did earlier (titled "Dinosaurs")". In this review, I list the 3 major differences between Brusatte's books.

1) Again, to quote Reed J. Richmond, Field "is just a chopped up version of the illustrations from" Dinosaurs. The only major difference is that Field's cover is a shameless rip-off of the "Jurassic Park" T.rex.

2) Like Dinosaurs' text, Field's is hit-&-miss in terms of getting the facts straight. In fact, Field's is even worse: For 1, not only does it make the same mistakes as Dinosaurs', but also comes up with new ones based on pure speculation; For another, not only is the speculation nonsensical, but also contradictory to what we know. This is especially apparent in the dino profiles because the misses stick out more with less text. That of the Protoceratops profile is some of the worst: On page 130, Protoceratops is described as being "about the size of a sheep and just as meek"; Also, on page 131, it's claimed that "Protoceratops can swipe at a predator with its cheek horns, but otherwise lacks specific weapons". When I 1st read that, all I could think was "BS": For 1 (in reference to "on page 130"), some herbivores (E.g. Suids) are both sheep-sized & aggressive; For another (in reference to "also"), even if the "Fighting Dinosaurs" specimen hadn't already proven it, the armored head & sharp beak were still obvious weapons. & if that's not bad enough, Protoceratops has a "Potential Risk" rating of 1/5, while Microraptor has a 3/5 (which is like saying that a chicken is more dangerous than a wild boar).

3) Like Dinosaurs' writing, Field's is annoyingly hyperbolic (E.g. See the 1st Brusatte quote) & repetitive (E.g. The word "terror" is used at least once in 16 out of 36 theropod profiles). In fact, Field's is even worse: For 1, it's annoyingly insulting (E.g. See the 2nd Brusatte quote); For another, it's annoyingly generic (E.g. Compare the 3rd Brusatte quote to the 4th 1).

Quoting Brusatte: "The colorful skull crest of Cryolophosaurus is a signal of doom to local plant-eating dinosaurs. For many prosauropods, this fan-like sheet above the nostrils is the last thing they will see before feeling the slicing jaws of death."

Quoting Brusatte: "An alternative way of viewing dinosaurs from our time machine is through a high-tech periscope with a lens so powerful that you can see the pores in a creature's skin, the evil glint in its eyes and the salivating jaws ever ready to snap up prey. Big bad wolves seem tame by comparison."

Quoting Brusatte: "Dromaeosaurus is the prime member of the dromaeosaurid group of theropods, commonly known as 'raptors'. Dromaeosaurus is only slightly larger than a large dog, and comes up just to hip- or chest-level on a man. However, by hunting in packs, Dromaeosaurus can subdue animals much larger than itself. Usually, a team of dromaeosaurs will stalk, surround, then leap onto the flanks of its prey."

Quoting Brusatte: "Velociraptor is the cleverest and most cunning of all the dinosaurs. Although only slightly bigger than a large dog, Velociraptor uses its keen senses and pack-hunting abilities to overcome prey ten times bigger than itself."