Books and kit for dinosaur fans
A short, sensible list. You don’t need any of it: a museum visit and a library card do most of the work.
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Fossil hunting
- A 10x hand lensFor looking closely at fossils, pebbles and museum specimens.
- A field notebookFor sketches, finds and where you found them. Always check the local rules before collecting anything.
- Fossil dig kitsPlaster blocks with a replica fossil to dig out at home. Messy, in a good way.
Books
- T. rex books for childrenLots to choose from. Look for recent ones written with palaeontologists, as the science moves fast.
- Dinosaur encyclopediasFor the bigger picture: every group, every period.
- Books on tyrannosaurs for adultsFor the latest thinking on growth, feathers and those arms.
At home
- T. rex skeleton model kitsBuild your own, then pose it the modern way: body level, tail up.