In the mid-nineteenth century an artist named Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins had one ambition: to show the world what dinosaurs looked like. His astonishing life-size models impressed Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and wowed the crowds at the famous Crystal Place exhibition.

Features photographer's notes that accompany a reprinted thumbnail of various photos, illuminating the photographer's thoughts and methods in taking the picture, and including information about the photo's location and subject matter.

A COOL DRINK OF WATER looks at the global resource of water in simple, evocative language by focusing on the act of drinking water all over the world. Water is Squeezed from a bottle/A burlap bag/Sipped from a thin, tin cup/Shared in a family/Shared with a friend/A cool drink of water. This lyrical text is paired with stunning National Geographic photographs showing people all over the world ...

This beautiful childrens picture book features superb National Geographic images accompanied by a brief, poetic text on a subject of global importance. This volume provides a richly evocative and thought-provoking view of the world todays children will inherit. Full color.