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The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book was an activity book published by Target Books and W. H. Allen.
Subject matter
- The Doctor and the TARDIS takes the reader on a voyage of discovery.
Contents (double-page spreads)
- Introduction
- The Age of the Dinosaurs
- Coelophysis
- Apatosaurus
- Allosaurus
- Allosaurus v Apatosaurus
- Allosaurus v Stegosaurus
- Pterodactylus & Archaeopteryx
- Iguanadon
- Ankylosaurus
- Anatosaurus
- Protoceratops
- Struthiomimus & Albertosaurus
- Pteranodon
- Plesiosaurus
- Ichthosaurus
- Polacanthus
- Diplodocus
- Tyrannosaurus Rex
- Fighting Tyrannosaurs
- Brachiosaurus
- Compsognathus
- Triceratops
- The End of the Dinosaurs
- Megatherium
- An Animal Called Man
- Smilodon
- Mastodon
- A Dinosaur Montage
- Goodbye.
Notable features
- This title included a pull-out stapled poster featuring the cover artwork by George Underwood.
Notes
- Following the success of The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book a range of educational books (Doctor Who Discovers), following a similar format, was launched in February 1977.
- This title had a print run of 75,000 copies and was priced 75p (UK).
- Terrance Dicks is not credited as the writer on the cover, but is inside.
- The book opens with a letter signed "The Doctor".
Credits
- Series editor: Fred Newman
- Series Designer: Frank Ainscough
- Cover Artwork and Internal Illustration: George Underwood
