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Meet Mbiresaurus

A Graphic Guide
By Benjamin Harper
Series: Weird and Wild Dinosaurs
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You know Brachiosaurus. Now meet Mbiresaurus raathi! This long-necked dino lived more than 230 million years ago in present-day Zimbabwe. It walked on two legs and ate both plants and animals. Its mouth was filled with sharp, sawlike teeth. Take a closer look . . .... Read More
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"You know Brachiosaurus. Now meet Mbiresaurus raathi! This long-necked dino lived more than 230 million years ago. Its mouth was filled with sharp, sawlike teeth. Take a closer look . . . if you dare"--

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You know Brachiosaurus. Now meet Mbiresaurus raathi! This long-necked dino lived more than 230 million years ago in present-day Zimbabwe. It walked on two legs and ate both plants and animals. Its mouth was filled with sharp, sawlike teeth. Take a closer look . . . if you dare.

Series: Weird and Wild Dinosaurs

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  • Meet Mbiresaurus
    You know Brachiosaurus. Now meet Mbiresaurus raathi! This long-necked dino lived more than 230 million years ago in present-day Zimbabwe. It walked on two legs and ate both plants and animals. Its mouth was filled with sharp, sawlike teeth. Take a closer look . . . if you dare.
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798765611463

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Graphic Universe

Illustration: Glossary; Index; Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Julio Francisco Garza Lorenzo

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 73g

Pages: 24

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About the Author

Benjamin Harper has written or contributed to more than 40 books, including a number of leveled readers and graphic novels. He is the author of several graphic novel adaptations, the Bug Girl series, and Obsessed with Star Wars, a trivia book containing 2,500 questions about the popular franchise. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles, California, where he raises monarch butterflies and lives with a cat, a dog, and a hippie. Julio F. Garza was born in Mexico City in November 1983. His passion since childhood has been drawing, encouraged by his mother's love of the arts and the worlds of fantasy, science fiction, and paleontology. He has worked in the film, television, and publishing industries, as well as in scientific outreach. Julio's goal is to leave a positive impact in these fields through his work as a digital artist.

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