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Lone Star Dinosaurs


Dinosaur Hunt : Texas -
115 Million Years Ago


Jurassic Shark


Is a Dolphin a Fish?


How Do Frogs Swallow With Their Eyes?


Velociraptor: Small and Speedy


It's Tyrannosaurus Rex


Triceratops Gets Lost


Dinosaur Hunt : Texas-115 Million Years Ago



Lone Star Dinosaurs
by Dr. Louis Jacobs and
Illustrated by Karen Carr

Follow the fascinating footsteps of dinosaurs from their ancient environments to the modern science that helps us reconstruct their lives. Written by an internationally recognized expert in paleontology and a past president of the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology, Lone Star Dinosaurs also includes more than 30 of Karen's illustrations.

For adults and young-adult readers.

Lone Star Dinosaurs
by Dr. Louis Jacobs, Karen Carr (Illustrator)
Edition: Hardcover
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press; (October, 2001)
ISBN: 061328934X


 


Dinosaur Hunt
Written and Illustrated by Karen Carr

Karen's book, "Dinosaur Hunt," is a fascinating illustrated glimpse into the lives of ancient animals, and features one of the most famous predator-prey confrontations from the Cretaceous.

"Dinosaur Hunt" recounts the confrontation between Acrocanthosaurus and Pleurocoelus along a Cretaceous shoreline more than 65 million years ago. The fossilized footprints from this confrontation are preserved to this day, and can be seen at Dinosaur Valley State Park, in Glen Rose, Texas.

"The intriguing perspectives add drama and immediacy, and the author pushes the limits of the digital media providing impressive detail, for example, the play of light on the mottled textured skin of the giants. This will be a crowd pleaser." — Kirkus Reviews

Dinosaur Hunt includes more than 40 of Karen's illustrations.

For parents with young children and young readers.

Dinosaur Hunt : Texas-115 Million Years Ago
by Karen Carr (Author)
Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books; (October, 2002)
ISBN: 0060297042


 


Jurassic Shark
Written Deborah Diffily and
Illustrated by Karen Carr

Jump into the Jurassic seas with more than 40 beautiful illustrations from Karen Carr, and exciting text from Deborah Diffily. Karen's book recounts the life of a female Hybodus, a Jurassic shark, and the marine and terrestrial animals of her environment.

For parents with young children and young readers.

Jurassic Shark
by Deborah Diffily (Author), Karen Carr (Illustrator)
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins; (February, 2004)
ISBN: 0060082496


 


Is a Dolphin a Fish?
Written by Melvin Berger and Gilda Berger
and Illustrated by Karen Carr

Learn the fascinating secrets of dolphins and other marine mammals, from the largest to the smallest. Karen's illustrations provide a magic window into their amazing world, and shows dolphins bubble hunting, using echo location, socializing and more.

For parents with young children and young readers.

Is a Dolphin a Fish
by Melvin Berger, Karen Carr (Illustrator), Gilda Berger
Edition: Hardcover, Paperback
Publisher: Bt Bound; (August, 2002)
ISBN: 0613507061


 


How Do Frogs Swallow with Their Eyes?
Written by Melvin Berger and Gilda Berger and Illustrated by Karen Carr

How do frogs swallow with their eyes?
Easily!

When swallowing a big mouthful of food, a frog blinks its eyes. The blinking pushes the frogs huge eyeballs down on top of its mouth. This helps squeeze the food in its mouth into its throat. Whoosh! Down goes its meal!

In this superb introduction to amphibians, children will uncover many facts about these cold-blooded creatures. The vivid illustrations from Karen Carr make these animals jump right off of the page.

For parents with young children and young readers.

How Do Frogs Swallow With Their Eyes?
by Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Karen Carr (Illustrator), Robin Carter
Edition: Hardback, Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Reference; (March, 2003)
ISBN: 0439266777


 


Velociraptor: Small and Speedy
Written by Dawn Bentley
and Illustrated by Karen Carr

"Velociraptor: Small and Speedy" recounts the life and behavior of a group of velociraptors and shows them both as pack hunters and as scavengers.

Interestingly, Karen's instructions were to show velociraptor with feathers, in an ostrich-like color pattern! Feathered velociraptors may not be a scientific certainty, but showing them in this way shakes whatever preconceived notions young reader might bring to this book from motion pictures!

For parents with young children and preschool readers.

Velociraptor: Small and Speedy
by Dawn Bentley, Karen Carr (Illustrator)
Hardcover
Publisher: Soundprints Corp; (December, 2003)
ISBN: 1592491618


 


It's Tyrannosaurus Rex
Written by Dawn Bentley
and Illustrated by Karen Carr

Ask any young reader which dinosaur is tops with them. "It's T. Rex!"

Karen's new book follows this fearsome predator from the Cretaceous through its day, showing the dinosaurs and other ancient animals from its environment. Karen's pictures are big and vivid (but not too vivid for young readers), and helps readers understand T. Rex's role in its ancient world.

For parents with young children and preschool readers.

It's Tyrannosaurus Rex
by Dawn Bentley, Karen Carr (Illustrator)
Edition: Hardcover
Publisher: Soundprints Corp Audio; (January, 2004)
ISBN: 1592491596


 


Triceratops Gets Lost
Written by Dawn Bentley
and Illustrated by Karen Carr

Watch a young triceratops wander through lush Cretaceous landscapes, finding amazing animals and plants. But where did the rest of the herd go?

"Triceratops Gets Lost" is an ideal introduction to reading and to dinosaurs for young readers... It's lively, has engaging characters and has a story to help young children move from listener to reader quickly.

For parents with young children and preschool readers.

Triceratops Gets Lost
by Dawn Bentley, Karen Carr (Illustrator)
Edition: Hardcover
Publisher: Soundprints Corp Audio; (January, 2004)
ISBN: 1592491677


 


A Busy Day for Stegosaurus
Written by Dawn Bentley
and Illustrated by Karen Carr

Stegosaurus was a heavily armored dinosaur from the Jurassic—and for a good reason! Not every one of her Jurassic neighbors were fun to be around.

Follow Steggy through a Jurassic day, and discover the amazing animals—some dinosaurs, some not—in the neighborhood. But watch out: Allosaurus is lurking somewhere, and Steggy needs to keep on her toes to avoid this toothy predator.

For parents with young children and preschool readers.

Velociraptor: Small and Speedy
by Dawn Bentley, Karen Carr (Illustrator)
Hardcover
Publisher: Soundprints Corp; (December, 2003)
ISBN: 1592491618


 

 

 

 
   

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