Big Babies

Written & illustrated by Patrick O'Brien

Discover the surprising size of baby dinosaurs before they grew gigantic.

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Explore the fascinating world of baby dinosaurs, where a T. rex hatchling was turkey-sized and a newborn brontosaurus weighed just eleven pounds. This picture book reveals the tiny beginnings of these prehistoric giants, comparing them to familiar objects like toy trucks and rubber ducks. Young readers will be amazed by the contrast between the dinosaurs' small starts and their eventual massive forms. Dive into this captivating journey of growth and transformation, and see your favorite dinosaurs in a whole new light.

From the publisher

For dinosaur lovers and fans of Steve Jenkins’s Prehistoric Actual Size, this unexpected look at prehistoric life explores what is known about our favorite extinct creatures before they became massive, full-grown adults. How big (or small) was your favorite dinosaur-as a baby? We see how some stack up, alongside childhood favorites such as a toy truck or a rubber duck. Did you know that T. rex hatchlings were only about the size of a turkey? Or that the huge, long-necked brontosaurus are said to be only eleven pounds at birth? In this early picture book, young readers learn that before dinos grew to be large and powerful, they started off as something much smaller to behold.

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