Alaska Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and More

Explore the world of fascinating prehistoric creatures that once roamed ancient Alaska. Packed with vibrant illustrations of dinosaurs by artist Ray Troll and lively text by paleontologist Kirk Johnson, this dynamic picture book is perfect for curious kids ages 8-12 and dinophiles of all ages.

This engaging richly illustrated picture book is the perfect introduction to Alaska’s dinosaurs. It opens with an irresistible, jam-packed map of Alaska fossils, and then proceeds through a timeline of prehistoric creatures that inhabited ancient Alaska’s oceans and forests.

Discover thalattosaurs, giant sea lizards who lived over 200 million years ago, and the mysterious “desmos,” a prehistoric marine mammal that looked like a hippo but might be related to horses and rhinos and roamed the region 20 million years ago, and many more!

KIRK R. JOHNSON is a paleobotanist and the Sant Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the host of four recent PBS series, Making North America, The Great Yellowstone Thaw, Polar Extremes, and Ice Age Footprints. He has written ten books including Prehistoric Journey, Cruisin' The Fossil Freeway, and Digging Snowmastodon.

RAY TROLL is an artist who has illustrated twelve books, including On an Ocean Journey, Sharkabet, Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway, Rapture of the Deep, and Planet Ocean: Dancing to the Fossil Record.  He’s had many major museum exhibits over the years, and is honored to have a species of ratfish, Hydrolagus trolli, and a genus of extinct herring, Trollichthys, named after him. He and his wife, Michelle, live and work in Alaska, and own and operate the Prairie Sea Gallery in Lindsborg, Kansas.