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Dinosaur Discovery
ST E G O S A UR US
GAIL RADLEY
Bolt is published by Black Rabbit Books
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P.O. Box 3263, Mankato, Minnesota, 56002.
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www.blackrabbitbooks.com
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Copyright © 2021 Black Rabbit Books
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Marysa Storm, editor; Catherine Cates, interior
designer; Michael Sellner, cover designer;
Omay Ayres, photo researcher
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Radley, Gail, author.
Title: Stegosaurus / by Gail Radley.
Description: Mankato : Black Rabbit Books, [2021] | Series: Bolt. dinosaur
discovery | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Audience: Ages 8-12 | Audience: Grades 4-6 | Summary: “Learn all about
Stegosaurus through diagrams, graphs, powerful illustrations, and fun text”–
Provided by publisher.
CHAPTER 1
Identifiers: LCCN 2019033057 (print) | LCCN 2019033058 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781623102487 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781644663448 (paperback) |
ISBN 9781623103422 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Stegosaurus–Juvenile literature.
Classification: LCC QE862.O65 R358 2021 (print) | LCC QE862.O65 (ebook) |
DDC 567.915/3–dc23
Meet the
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019033057
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019033058
Printed in Malaysia. 1/20
Stegosaurus. . . . . . . . .4
CHAPTER 2
Where and When
Image Credits
Alamy: Stocktrek Images, Inc., 12;
Universal Images Group North America
They Lived. . . . . . . . .14
LLC / DeAgostini, 24–25; Dreamstime:
Furzyk73, Cover; handsontheland.org: GARDEN CHAPTER 3
PARK FOSSIL AREA, 18; iStock: CoreyFord, 9; nhm.
ac.uk: Natural History Museum, London, 18–19; The
Natural History Museum, London; 6–7; Paleoguy: James
Kuether, 15; Science Source: JAIME CHIRINOS, 4–5;
What They Ate. . . . .23
Shutterstock: Catmando, 9, 10–11, 32; Herschel Hoffmeyer,
3; I Wei Huang, 28–29; LineTale, 26; Mariusz S. Jurgiele- CHAPTER 4
wicz, 22; Michael Rosskothen, 16–17; Natalia Zommer,
23; Noiel, Cover; Sebastian Kaulitzki, 20–21; Starover Si-
biriak, 22; tinkivinki, 15; Valentyna Chukhlyebova, 8–9, New Discoveries. . . .27
31; Warpaint, 1; University of Bristol: Evan Saitta, 26
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Any omissions will be rectified in Other Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . 30
subsequent printings if notice is
given to the publisher.
C HAPT E R 1
Meet the
ST E G O S A UR U S
A Stegosaurus moves slowly,
eating plants at its feet. Meanwhile,
a meat-eating Allosaurus watches. It
wants to make Stegosaurus its dinner.
Without warning, Allosaurus runs
at Stegosaurus with razor-sharp claws.
Stegosaurus can’t run away. The
predator doesn’t count on the plant
eater fighting back, though.
4 5
Fighting Back
Stegosaurus lowers itself to protect
its belly. Allosaurus’ teeth are about sink
into its leg. But Stegosaurus swings its
spiked tail. A spike spears Allosaurus’
eye. Roaring, the meat eater stumbles
away. Its eye is hot with pain. It doesn’t
want food now!
6 7
A Big Dinosaur
Stegosaurus would’ve made a good
meal. It was big! It was up to 30 feet
(9 meters) long. That’s about half the
length of a bowling lane. It wasn’t easy
for predators to get Stegosaurus’ guts,
though. Tail spikes kept it safe. So did
large, bony plates. These staggered
plates stood up along its back. Some
plates were 2½ feet (1 m) tall.
How Big Was 5,000
Stegosaurus? 4,000
3,000
6,000
7,000
2,000 8,000
1,000 9,000
LENGTH HEIGHT 0
pounds
WEIGHT
10,000
pounds
up to 30 9 to 12 4,000 to 6,000
FEET FEET POUNDS
(1,814 to 2,722 kilograms)
(3 to 4 m)
(9 m)
8 9
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