Nonfiction master Gail Gibbons explores the age of the dinosaurs in her best new book yet, written especially for the very young reader. A giant meteor blasts an enormous crater into Earth"s surface, causing the end of what scientists call the Age of Dinosaurs. Gail Gibbons presents the most recent and up-to-date theories about the history of dinosuars and dinosaur discoveries. she discusses the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and the non-bird dinosuars that lived during each time. Each dinosaur is explored in just the right amount of detail for young paleontologists, as this book brings these magnificent cretues to life agian. Gail Gibbons"s books have won many honors, including the Washington Post/Children"s Book Guild Nonfiction Award and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book awards.