Dinosaurs Riveting Reads for Curious Kids (Microbites)

Dinosaurs! We see their skeletons in museums, photographs of them in books, and images of them in films and on television. But what were these amazing creatures that have so caught our imagination? And how do we know so much about them? The name dinosaur means “terrible lizard.” These creatures were land-living reptiles that dominated life on Earth around 240 to 66 million years ago, during the Mesozoic Era. The Mesozoic is often referred to as the Age of Reptiles. Scientists have divided this part of history into three periods of time— the Triassic, the Jurassic, and the Cretaceous. You’ll learn more about the world during these periods as you read this book.