Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Volume 3 by Itaru Kinoshita

In this volume, Suzume has reached the end of her three month orientation and is now working with the department heads to try to find her permanent place among the staff. Her first assignment is taking over the zoo’s social media to try to bring in more visitors, which we don’t really get any update … More Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Volume 3 by Itaru Kinoshita

Review: The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World by Shelley Emling

This was a wonderful look at Mary Anning and her life discovering dinosaurs. At twelve, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton, an ichthyosaur, and then spent the rest of her life hunting fossils and making many incredible finds. She found the first complete plesiosaurus skeleton, found the first fossil of a dimorphodon (a pterodactyl), and … More Review: The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World by Shelley Emling

Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Volumes 1 and 2 by Itaru Kinoshita

Well this was so fun! I didn’t even read the blurb before checking this out but I really enjoyed this introduction to this world where dinosaurs still exist. Suma Suzume’s enthusiasm for dinosaurs was great and I loved how she never gave up and was always amazed by her job. I really look forward to … More Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Volumes 1 and 2 by Itaru Kinoshita

Review: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte

This was a fascinating and very comprehensive look at the history of dinosaurs. Brusatte starts from the Early Triassic period, roughly 250 million years ago, all the way to the Cretaceous period, 66 million years ago, when a giant meteor struck the earth.  Like any child of the 90s, I grew up watching Jurassic Park … More Review: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte