Shine your Magic Torch: Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Beasts

Regular price $49.99

Journey back in time to the prehistoric world. Dim the light and shine your magic torch to see dinosaurs appear before your eyes...

Travel the globe, visiting some of its most famous fossil sites, on the trail of more than 50 prehistoric beasts that once roamed the earth. Search for the mighty T-rex in North America, take to the skies with the pterosaurs in Europe and be careful you don't get trampled by enormous sauropods in Australia.

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Beasts is packed with dino facts, with a hidden layer only visible when you shine your magic torch. Let the adventure begin!

Once a children’s book editor, EMILY HAWKINS is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children’s Travel Book of the Year Award (Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016). In 2020 she wrote Magical Creatures and Mythical Beasts, which has been translated into seven languages, selling more than 40,000 copies worldwide. She holds a first-class English degree from Nottingham University and lives in Winchester, UK. 

Age range: 5+  
Written by Emily Hawkins, illustrated by Peng Yuna
Hardback; 256 x 310 mm; 40pp
Published October 2022

**Warning: This product contains button batteries.
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