Review of
Sea
Monsters of Long Ago, by Millicent E. Selsam ISBN 0590104195
Five out of five stars
People of all
ages have a fascination with the dinosaurs, how large and deadly they were.
When one powerful predator fought with another, it would truly have been a clash
of the titans. In this book, the focus is on the large reptilian predators of
the sea from millions of years ago.
The creatures
described in this book are the Ichthyosaurs, truly monsters of the sea. While
some were a mere ten feet long, the Leptopterygius grew to 43 feet long and was
clearly a formidable predator. The Elasmosaurus had a neck that was two stories
long that it could use to stretch out and grab fish.
Like all other
large dinosaurs, the size of the ones described in this book is impressive. The
speed and power of these bearers of large teeth is impressive, they clearly
were efficient killing machines whose only threat were other reptilian killing
machines.
This is a very
educational book about a particular niche of dinosaurs. I strongly recommend it
for children in the middle years of elementary school.
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