SEVENTY MILLION YEARS AGO, AN ANCIENT SEA COVERING MUCH OF NORTH AMERICA SWARMED WITH STRANGE CREATURES. SIX METRE FISH WITH SPIKED TEETH. TURTLES THE SIZE OF SMALL CARS. GIANT SQUID 10 METRES LONG. LIZARD-LIKE REPTILES BIGGER THAN SCHOOL BUSES. WELCOME TO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY WHERE PREDATORS ABOUND AND THE HUNT IS ON.
Driving across the North American Heartland, surrounded by prairie, it is almost impossible to imagine that at the time of the dinosaurs, a huge inland sea split the continent in half. The Western Interior Seaway teemed with predatory creatures—fanged fish and turtles the size of small cars; prowling sharks and giant squid; hungry plesiosaurs, immense crocodiles, and at the top of the predatory food chain, the mighty mosasaur, the T. Rex of the sea.
Through fascination facts, astonishing discoveries, stunning illustrations, and the latest paleontological information, 'Dinosaurs' of the Deep brings the Seaway's ancient creatures to vivid life.
Shortlisted, Manitoba Book Awards, 2017 - Manuela Dias Book Design and Illustration Award: Children's Illustrated Category
Shortlisted, Canadian Science Writer's Association Youth Book Awards
Highly recommended, Best Books, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2017
Reviews
"“An inherently fascinating, factually informed and informative, consistently compelling, beautifully and profusely illustrated read for children, 'Dinosaurs' of the Deep: Discover Prehistoric Marine Life is enthusiastically recommended for family, school, and community library collections."
- Midwest Book Review
"Educational, engrossing and exceptionally well-written, 'Dinosaurs' of the Deep is a definite "must have" for dinosaur buffs and library and school collections. Highly recommended" - CM Magazine
'Dinosaurs' of the Deep: Discover Prehistoric Marine Life
Text © 2011 Larry Verstraete
Illustration © Julius Csotonyi
Published by Turnstone Press
ISBN-10: 0888015739
ISBN-13: 978-0888015730