Encyclopedia Prehistorica Mega-Beasts Pop-Up Special Edition Hardcover – May 8, 2007

A year ago we gave a 7y/o dinosaur lover one of this trio, and it was a huge success not only with her but her big brother & all us adults. I was scared it would seem condescending to give a smart older kid a popup book but no, these are not "baby books", these are ART.I think they'd be a lovely gift for someone spending a while in a hospital, I mean, even an adult. Or possibly as a coffee table book. Maybe in a waiting room if you trust your clients to handle it gently. Anywhere an adult might want a lighter read than a regular book, this is WAYYY cooler than a magazine or comic book.The info is as detailed and suitable for all ages as the art is. Very informative, but in brief, clearly expressed blurbs that won't intimidate youngsters.On a typical page you have the feature popup, then a few mini pages around the perimeter, which open to smaller popups. Some of those have multiple smaller pages of popups inside too!You look at it and think "WOW!" but then, the longer you look, the more wowed you are! I think this can provide many hours of entertainment.We now have all three and I can't say there's a best one. They are each just way beyond expectations.Much above other fancy popups too. Sadly we tried another one about modern sea life, and it's super lame after looking at these ones. These are just the best you can find. They should all be like, sixty bucks to start with. It blows my mind you can get something so impressive for twenty bucks! So the higher prices on this one (I assume it's out of print, causing scarcity?) are really quite fair.

Wonderful book, chock-a-block full of intricate pop-ups on every page [including the corners] that are eye popping jaw dropping amazing!! Text is interesting and could easily be understood by elementary school age readers. The paper used for the pop-ups is nice and thick; as with all pop-ups care should be given when opening and closing although this book is not as delicate as some. Color is rich on thick matte paper and considering all the pop-ups on each page the text is well placed and the font is easy to read.Purchased this for my nephew as a gift but will keep this one for myself and buy another for him. Great book of pop-ups even though I am not a fan of monsters and beasts of any time period.Book sold as Used - Very Good although it actually appears new, very pleased with the condition.

the fold outs give the reader, and esp children, a good idea of some of the beasts that have inhabited earth in times past. Together with the volume on Sharks and the volume on Diniosaurs, the three volume set has provided my grandkids and me with hours of information and education.Grade A material in these three books, including facts about the kinds of animals that lived 'back then' and the fold outs bring these prehistoric beast to life.

After getting this masterpiece pop-up encyclopedia book 2 weeks ago, I've been looking over the prehistoric pop-up creatures again and again! Anyone who claims paper books are obsolete should take a look at Reinhardt and Sabuda's MEGA-BEASTS POP -UP book! You can't fully experience the sensation of enjoying these books on an electronic Kindle or Ebook! On the very first 2 page spread is a standing pteradactyl whose wingtips spread out from the center of the pages and whose neck and head bob up and down when you open and close the pages! Even the legs and claws move in a life like manner with just the movement of the pages. The name of this pterasaur is Quetzalcoatlus( pronounced KET-suhl-ko-AHT-lus).These scientists come up with such tongue twisting names! It's named after the serpent like sky god of the aztecs and had a wing span of 36 feet! I had read about this dactyl years ago but seeing it like this, pop-ing out of this amazing pop-up book is truly special! What adds additional fasination for me is the surrprise mini pop-ups around the big pop-ups! Underneath the mini pop-up page on the right of the big pteradactyl that is about fossils is a lovely pop-up dragonfly complete with transparent wings of plastic and is named meganeura(meh-guh-NOO-rah) witch had a wingspan of more then 2 feet! I'm glad the plastic wings are not cracked! And under this mini pop-up is another pop-up displaying both a prehistoric bat,Archaeopteropus (ar-kee-OP-ter-OH-pus) and a early vulture, teratorn(TAIR-uh-torn) It had a 24-foot wingspan! That's one big buzzard!! It's good there are all these phonetic pronounseations!Then on the left of quetzalcoatus a pop-up titled sky lizards opens up to reveal a pteranodon in flight with a smaller rhamphorhynchus dactyl flying to the right of it ! And this is all on the first 2 pages of this book!! Other pop-up highlights include a pop-up Smilodon ( saber tooth tiger) that bounds across a 2 page spread with a great 3D head and fangs, a wonderful wooly mammoth head that moves it's trunk out towards you and a pop-up tar pit with a mastodon and saber tooth tiger sinking down into the tar! The mastodon covers his eyes with his feet as the tiger looks like he lets out a roar as they sink with the opening of this mini pop-up! And I'm amazed at how large some of these pop-ups are in the mini pages. One mini pop-up opens up to reveal an extinct bird, the giant moa that towers over an australian aboringine native and when the pop-up is fully opened he appears more then twice the height of the retangular pop-up pages!! Then when I close it he dissapears behind the narrow pages! There's plenty of information that includes more recent discoveries of prehistoric as well as well known favorites! Fun for both newcomers to the prehistoric life as well as returning fans of paleontology! Glad to have this with the pop-up DINOSAURS ENCYCLOPEDIA and I look forward to having the SHARKS AND OTHER SEA MONSTERS POP-UP ENCYCLOPEDIA! Oh one more thing, I don't agree with the suggestion on the back of this marvellous book that says,"TEAR into another pop-up of prehistoric proportions!" You wouldn't want to TEAR any of the lovely pop-ups in this book, would you?!

I’m in complete shockThere were few strange spots of something on the cover as well as a little damage on the side. There was someone’s hair inside of the book!

I received the shark and dinasour books from a friend for my nephew. I cannot stress how much he loved these books. He's delayed in speech, so he found great comfort in the animation of these books. HOURS have been spent playing make believe. He loves the "come-to-life" of the animals and the colours. The animals are detailed and the book is sturdy considering the intricities of the pop up animals and all. These books are not cheap, so we never really leave them around. Boys will be boys. He can be hard on the books, but that's because he's constantly playing with them. I would much rather him play hard on these books than have him sit in front of a computer. I am buying a few more, too!

Each page has so many pop-ups - and each is intricate. My 5 year old and 18 month old both loved it. My 18 mo. old got genuinely scared of some of the pop-ups and my son loved loved the details. Absolutely great work

I bought this book for my grandchildren.I think of pop up books as strictly for kids,but I am 80 and found this one sohugely entertaining in every way that I can't bear to give it away. It remains on my own bookshelves.I bought anotherone for the kids. It's more than a book,it has the ability to act as a therapy to give me a lift when I feel down!

I'm a huge fan of Robert Sabuda, and this is our second book in the Encyclopedia Prehistorica series. It's stunning - beautifully made, incredibly detailed, and entrances readers of all ages.

Great, Many Thanks

What a great book! Well worth the extra money. On each page there is at least 3 - 4 pop-ups. Makes reading interesting and fun!

It's a great book. Lovely pop up. Very invoice informative.. highly recommend