No human being has ever seen a triceratops or velociraptor or even the
mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. They left behind only their impressive
bones. So how can scientists know what color dinosaurs were? Or if their
flesh was scaly or feathered? Could that fierce T.rex have been born
with spots?
In a first for young readers, the Sibert medalist Catherine Thimmesh
introduces the incredible talents of the paleoartist, whose work
reanimates gone-but-never-forgotten dinosaurs in giant full-color
paintings that are as strikingly beautiful as they aim to be
scientifically accurate, down to the smallest detail. Follow a
paleoartist through the scientific process of ascertaining the
appearance of various dinosaurs from millions of years ago to learn how
science, art, and imagination combine to bring us face-to-face with the
past.