Lomax, Dean R. – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:17:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Lomax, Dean R. – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Prehistoric beasts https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/prehistoric-beasts/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/prehistoric-beasts/ What did a penguin’s great, great, great, great, GREAT grandparent look like? Find out with incredible POP-UP pages!Palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax takes a closer look at seven wild animals and, using fossil clues, reveals who their prehistoric relatives were. From a mighty whale to a tiny dragonfly, find out about the wild creatures and their animal families today. Then open the fold-out pages to reveal awesome pop-ups, bringing you face-to-face with their long-extinct ancestors. Go head-to-head with the woolly mammoth, meet the mega shark Megalodon and get to know the prehistoric penguin named Icadyptes. Discover how these animals lived long ago, how they are different to their modern relatives – and how they are the same.Full of fascinating facts, bright illustrations and real fossil finds, meet PREHISTORIC BEASTS of the past.

]]> Dinosaurs https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/dinosaurs-2/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=16230 'A warp-speed tour of dinosaurs, with an expert guide' PROF. STEVE BRUSATTE, bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs

'A fun, speedy read for grown-ups who love dinosaurs – a great way to get into the subject' PROF. MICHAEL BENTON, author of The Dinosaurs Rediscovered

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Travel back to the prehistoric world and discover the most fascinating parts of the lives of Earth's most awe-inspiring creatures – the dinosaurs.

Dr Dean Lomax brings these prehistoric creatures to life in ten bite-sized essays, written for people short on time but not curiosity. Making big ideas simple, Dean takes readers on a journey to uncover what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur, what dinosaurs ate, how they evolved, what caused them to go extinct, and more!

Perfect for anyone fascinated by the dinosaur exhibits at museums, palaeontology and fans of Jurassic Park.

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'An eminently accessible read…a perfect primer (or refresher) for dino fans and newbies, yet doesn't skimp on the fascinating details that make 21st-century palaeontology so vibrant' DR REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred

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