How to Draw Incredible Dinosaurs

by Kristen McCurry, Juan Calle Velez (Illustrator)

Overview

Claws, horns, spikes, and scales. Whether it's the towering diplodocus or the mini microraptor, dinosaurs are cool. Discover how you can capture them on paper in just a few steps. Awesome drawings made easy!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429694506
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Series:	Smithsonian Drawing Books
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	326,641
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	IG920L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Juan is a former biologist turned science illustrator, trained on the Science Illustration program at UC Monterrey Bay. He worked early on his illustrator career for field guides of plants and animals of his country of origin, Colombia, and now owns and works in his art studio, LIBERUM DONUM in BogotaColumbia, creating concept art, storyboarding and his passion: comic books.

Kristen McCurry is an Iowa-born children’s writer and editor who lived in lots of places before settling in Minnesota. She loves reading, whacking tennis balls, and hanging out with her family, which includes her husband, teenage twins, and a sneaky beagle named ZuZu.

Table of Contents

Albertosaurus — Allosaurus — Ankylosaurus — Brachiosaurus — Chungkingosaurus — Coelophysis — Corythosaurus — Deinonychus — Diplodocus — Edmontonia — Edmontosaurus — Falcarius — Gasparinisaura — Gastonia — Gigantspinosaurus — Kentrosaurus — Leaellynasaura — Maiasaura — Microraptor — Omeisaurus — Ouranosaurus — Pachycephalosaurus — Plateosaurus — Rugops — Stegosaurus — Styracosaurus — Thescelosaurus — Triceratops — Tyrannosaurus — Velociraptor.

Interviews

• Features 30 of the coolest dinosaurs including Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Chungkingosaurus and Microraptor • Projects feature realistic drawings with easy-to-follow steps • Fun facts on every topic

Editorial Reviews

Juan Calle's drawings are spectacular. He obviously has a solid background in drawing and creating lifelike artwork. The drawings are realistic, proportionate, and detailed, all while remaining easy for children to follow. . . .All in all, I would give this book 4.5 stars!  It is an amazing how to draw book.  Highly recommended for the budding artist and dinosaur lover.

Books For Kids blog

The alphabetical presentation of dinosaurs is useful, because individual dinosaurs are easy to locate. . . .The addition of text which describes the dinosaur itself is well-written and provides just the right amount of information.

SWON Libraries Consortium

...a good introduction to model drawing for those kids that are enthusiastic about dinosaurs. Fun and informative…

NetGalley Review