The dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins : an illuminating history of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, artist and lecturer /
by Barbara Kerley ; with drawings by Brian Selznick, many of which are based on the oirginal sketches of Mr. Hawkins.
- First edition
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
"A true dinosaur story-- in three ages-- from a childhood love of art, to the monumental dinosaur sculptures at the Crystal Palace in England, to the thwarted work in New York's Central Park..."
SJ 10/01, PW 09/10/01, BL 09/01/01, KK 07/01/01.
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.
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Hawkins, B. Waterhouse 1807-1889 --Juvenile literature.