Jurassic Park

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Unless your species evolved sometime after 1993 when Jurassic Park hit theaters, you're no doubt familiar with this dinosaur-bites-man disaster tale set on an island theme park gone terribly wrong. But if Speilberg's amped-up CGI creation left you longing for more scientific background and ... well, character development, check out the original Michael Crichton novel. Although not his best book (get ahold of sci-fi classic The Andromeda Strain for that), Jurassic Park fills out the film version's kinetic story line with additional scenes, dialogue, and explanations while still maintaining Crichton's trademark thrills-'n'-chills pacing. As ever, the book really is better than the movie. --Paul Hughes

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An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Creatures once extinct now roam Jurassic Park, soon-to-be opened as a theme park. Until something goes wrong...and science proves a dangerous toy....
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Pseudoscience not science fiction.......2007-09-16

I have a great many issues with the writing of Michael Crichton; and I will spend this particular review articulating many of my critiques that also apply to Crichton's other works.

One will notice that I have tagged most of Crichton's books as pseudoscience and not science fiction. As a man of science myself, I take an issue with how the various pieces of science fiction are presented by Crichton and not so much the various pieces of fiction themselves. In short, I think Crichton is a leading propagator of pseudoscience in today's society.

When reading a piece of science fiction, I am normally happy to suspend disbelief in regards to various pieces of fictional technology as long as that technology serves a purpose higher than that of a superficial plot device. What I find disturbing about Crichton's work is that he specifically writes his stories so that they HEAVILY depend not on a piece of fictional technology itself but instead the implementation of that technology. Essentially, his stories centre heavily around the implementation of technologies and not so much on the technology itself. Normally, this doesn't work in science fiction as it makes a story centre too much around a purely fictional idea; i.e. there isn't enough for the reader to connect to. In other works of science fiction, fictional technologies are present but the story still ultimately centres around characters and more-or-less traditional struggles they face which are readily analogized to real life. Crichton makes putting focus on the implementation of technology work by essentially making people believe the technologies to implement his pieces of fiction are already here or just around the corner. Instead of merely mentioning that genetics has enabled the recreation of dinosaurs, he spends pages upon pages explaining how this technology works. Essentially, he tries to convince the reader that what he's writing isn't mere possibility but inevitability. He uses pseudoscience to convince people that his fiction is real.

The fact is, Crichton glances over any scientific complications that would prevent the implementation of his fiction. Unfortunately, these subtleties are where the science normally gets very very interesting; but since it doesn't fit nicely into Crichton's fantasy, they are left out.

Crichton's pseudoscience would not be so bad if he didn't use it as a crutch for his crappy writing. Case-in-point, Crichton can't write a decent ending to save his life (i.e. when the pseudoscience's ability to sustain the story is exhausted). Crichton's characters in this book are so cliche that it's really infuriating. As a mathematician I abhorred Malcom's character in this story; he was obviously a character who loved the idea of being a 'chaotician' and cared little for any actual mathematical sustenance. There wasn't anything in this story that indicated he was really a mathematician of any type besides the way he introduced himself. The other scientific characters weren't as obnoxious, but they were done in a very stereotypical way. The plot itself was asinine. You have all this genetic ability at your finger tips, and all you can do is make a theme park out of it. If you are going to raise dinosaurs to study theme; putting them in a theme park makes no sense scientifically nor economically. I know the one funding Jurassic park is eccentric; but you don't become rich by making idiotic financial decisions. Oh and this is the EXACT same plot as Timeline: extremely rich zealots wants to build a theme park using a new technology but something goes terribly wrong. The fact is every Crichton novel I've read has a plot that is either contrived, asinine, or a copy of another plot he's already written. His endings aren't even good; as they often lack proper resolution and read like he simply ran out of ideas and decided to end the novel.

I believe Crichton's success in popular fiction has done much to hurt the public's perception of what science is and how it works. Crichton writes such a deceptively convincing expositions into pseudoscience; the lay person believes that he is more speaking of the inevitable future rather than a piece of creative fiction. This is what really gets to me. After reading Jurassic park, enough people think they know something about genetics when they have read ideas that actually lead them to totally incorrect conclusions about the subject. I.e. using frog DNA to rebuild damaged dinosaur DNA will most likely get you a cell dying right after being fertilized. It's like crossing my DNA with that of a Rabbit; you think those cells with that DNA are going to survive?! Think again. This is one example of many; but now, many people think that's how genetics works. So now you have the general populous not only misunderstanding various aspects of science but even going so far as to criticize current scientist to make Crichton's fiction a reality. Ignorance is hard enough to deal with; but having a general public who now is getting a falsified image of science is something I believe to be worse than them simply not knowing about it.

In the end, I only gave this book 2 stars as it was somewhat original when it first came out. You will notice I give many of Crichton's other novels a 1 star rating. Eventually, I gave up on him as an author after I had read enough of his pseudoscientific expositions.

My final thought is that I believe Crichton's work wouldn't have been popular at all if on the cover of each one of his books was a disclaimer saying that all the information within is fictional and/or taken out of scientific context and that what is portrayed may very well never happen.

Thrilling From the Beginning to the End.......2007-09-05

A great thriller from beginning to end (as I wrote in my title), this Jurassic Park tells the tale that's too gruesome, too complicated, for Hollywood. With so much more in technological revolution and the attempt of studying the true potential mankind, and their limits, Crichton explores the vastness of science and its limitations in this brave novel.
Right from the beginning Crichton keeps his readers glued to the book until they rush through. With a nice easy flow, this book is sure to get any readers interest, especially for those who are beloved fans of the film.
A definite must-read.

Dark story!.......2007-08-24

The story is bloody darker than in the film. I love it! MC writes well and have lots of interesting stuff for those who like biology or science in general. I have learnt a lot from this book and reccomend to all of you who would like a darker story than the film.

Classic.......2007-07-27

I am a huge fan of the JP series. I have watched the movies countless times. I went in reverse order by reading the book afterwards. No matter. The book was fantastic and, having already seen the movies, it was easier to imagine the scenery and the characters. The end left questions...... Not necessarily in a bad way though. It just now makes me want to get the Lost World, even though I didn't think the movie was as good as it could have been. Everyone knows about this book by now. Even if you've seen the movie, this is definately still worth the read!

If you only watched the movie as a kid, you must read the novel as an adult........2007-07-06

I read Jurassic Park for the first time in 1992, right after the paperback edition was published. I had never read science fiction before JP. I just devoured it during a flight from New York to Costa Rica. Destiny! I was captivated by the smart extrapolation of science, particularly the clever use of biotechnology for breeding extinct animals, the warnings about uncontrolled uses of new technologies (Crichton's recurring theme), all the new and updated information about how dinosaurs really were, and by Crichton's trademark in his earlier works, a storyline full of verisimilitude, imagination and originality. What a great SF novel this is!

The enchantment didn't end here. Thereafter I read all available Crichton novels, beginning with "Andromeda Strain", still my favorite, and more recently "State of Fear" and "Next". Despite the polemical reaction from environmentalists, I really enjoyed Crichton scientific skepticism in "State of Fear", regardless of the poor quality of the plot (the message though is clear, with enough scientific evidence at least to make you wonder if global warming has been exaggerated).

This sudden interest in SF let me get to know the works of the masters, I. Asimov, R. Heinlein, A. Clarke, and from there all the way to K.S. Robinson, G. Benford, R. J. Brown and R. C. Wilson. This is how I became a fan of hard science fiction. I also discovered the joy of reading, not only during long flights. From here I wanted to understand the science behind the plots, the philosophical dilemmas, science versus religion, and ended up reading Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Richard Feynman, Paul Davies, Richard Dawkins and the like.

And then, in 1993 my disappointment was as high as my expectations were for the movie, except for the new computer-generated (CGI) special effects, the dinosaurs looked very realistic (this technology was a revolution in cinema we are benefiting from up to these days). The movie it's a deception, as the previous reviewers exhaustively mentioned below, and it's also misleading to judge Crichton's work. Spielberg made a typical kids movie out of the original plot. Unfortunately, for the sequel, Crichton wrote a PG-13 action movie script instead of a good SF novel, which Spielberg changed again, and the resulting JP II ("The Lost World") was even worse.

For those of you who were kids or teenagers in 1993, when you watched the JP the movie, I highly recommend you to read the book. You're not going to regret it, and maybe, you might become fans of science fiction, as I did. The original plot was writing to captivate adults with a story centered on dinosaurs, at the time, usually a theme for kids only.

PD: Isla Nublar really exists in Costa Rica, only that the real name is "Isla del Coco", several hundred miles away from Puntarenas, in the Pacific. It is a National Park, but sorry, no dinosaurs there!

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Making of the Lost World
Jody Duncan
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ASIN: 0345407342
Release Date: 1997-05-27

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SOMETHING HAS SURVIVED . . .

Steven Spielberg wowed the world with his film version of Michael Crichton's blockbuster Jurassic Park. That film's breakthrough special effects really brought dinosaurs back from extinction. Now the mighty dinosaurs are about to rule movie theaters again, with Steven Spielberg back in the director's chair and his team of brilliant effects wizards back on the job. Here is your chance to slip behind the cameras and into the studios, workshops, and locations for a look at this summer's most eagerly anticipated film, The Lost World: Jurassic Park!

Share the excitement as dino-mania stirs again when Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment announce the film project and storyboard artists set to work
Follow the amazing process of bringing dinosaurs to life--from the preliminary sketches to the Stan Winston Studio sculptures
Watch a computer-generated dinosaur learn to walk . . . and run . . . and eat . . . courtesy of Dennis Muren and Industrial Light & Magic's Academy© award-winning team of SFX geniuses
Join director Steven Spielberg and cast members, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Vince Vaughn, Vanessa Lee Chester, Peter Stormare, Lord Richard Attenborough, Harvey Jason, Richard Schiff, and Thomas Duffy, and producers Gerald R. Molen and Colin Wilson on the sets at Universal Studios and on location in Northern California and Hawaii
Something Has Survived. . . . Be among the very first to see just what that "something" is!

From a tiny gleam in the director's eye to a magical feature release, Cinefex magazine editor Jody Duncan takes you on an eye-popping, fully illustrated whirlwind tour through a process as amazing and entertaining as the finished product.

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Awesome book!.......1998-07-13

This book is as good, if not better than the "making of" book for the first Jurassic Park Movie. It's filled with great pictures, and stories of preproduction, and production. If you want a good look behind the scenes, this is what you'll want!

FASCINATING BOOK!!! don't miss!.......1998-02-18

I enjoined this book very much and I think that every one who saw this movie (The Lost World: Jurassic Park) and saw all those amazing special effects that where used in the movie, will love to read it and impress even more!

The Science of Jurassic Park: And the Lost World Or, How to Build a Dinosaur

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The Fantasy and Hope Behind a Would-be Live Dinosaur
Explanations of the fundamental problems using Dino DNA
Informative, but tedious and repitious at times
If your a fan of Jurassic Park get this book, you'll love it
If your a fan of Jurassic Park get this book, you'll love it

The Science of Jurassic Park: And the Lost World Or, How to Build a Dinosaur
Rob Desalle , and David Lindley
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ASIN: 0465073794

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The premise of Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and the Steven Spielberg movie that it spawned (along with its sequel, The Lost World) is simple enough. Scientists extract dinosaur DNA remnants lingering in the stomachs of insects entombed in amber for millions of years, reconstitute them into complete copies of dinosaur DNA, and then "grow" dinosaurs inside the lab. It sounds intuitively plausible--if far-fetched--but could it really work? In this fascinating book, Rob DeSalle and David Lindley explain in detail how scientists might attempt this painstaking task and the challenges they would face. In the process, they provide a running tutorial on the techniques of genetic engineering and play spoilsport to the occasional sloppy science of the Crichton and Spielberg works. The result is thoroughly entertaining yet simultaneously enlightening.

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The Fantasy and Hope Behind a Would-be Live Dinosaur.......2005-03-29

This book begins with a good overview of our understanding dinosaur biology. There is a description of how the notion of dinosaurs being stupid, lumbering, cold-blooded beasts has given way to the notion of them being at least partly warm-blooded. The discoveries of iridium by the Alvarez team, and how it has revolutionized our understanding of possible dinosaur extinction, is recounted.

The authors freely acknowledge that we know little about DNA. It is frozen in mammoths, but not in dinosaurs. They also acknowledge (p. 17, 42) that the idea of useable dinosaur blood inside an insect trapped in amber is conjecture. If nothing else, the digestive enzymes in an insect's stomach would probably pulverize the DNA long before an even prompt "amberization" could immobilize them. Any dinosaur DNA would almost certainly be broken into fragments, so it would be a Herculean task using overlapping segments to attempt to recreate the dinosaur's complete genome. Moreover, if the DNA was all cleaved in the same position, reassembly would be virtually impossible. Even if reconstructed, it would be challenging to get a dinosaur DNA to work together with, say, within ostrich cell.

However, more modest goals may be attainable in the foreseeable future. For instance, sections of dinosaur DNA may have discernable functions once implanted into the genomes of current organisms. Anything beyond that is farfetched by today's standards of knowledge.

Explanations of the fundamental problems using Dino DNA.......2003-09-05

"Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World" are two movies that involve dinosaurs that have been recreated using advanced genetic engineering techniques. They are exciting and intense as the sight of the dinosaurs makes your heart race. Based on books by Michael Crichton, the engineering strategies used to develop the dinosaurs are explained in a great deal of detail. With all the advancements in genetic engineering, the obvious question to ask is, " Is it now possible to recreate dinosaurs?" The purpose of this book is to answer that question, and the explanations are very well done.
The primary focus is on the many problems of obtaining viable dinosaur DNA, properly sequencing it and getting it to reproduce in a viable manner. These problems are currently overwhelming and the authors explain it in a manner that requires at most the knowledge acquired in high school science classes.
What I liked most about the book is that the authors do not stop after explaining the problems with genetics. Other problems thoroughly discussed deal with difficulties such as the natural immunities that dinosaurs born in their natural habitat would have acquired but would no longer be available, what kind of foods that they would eat and how many dinosaurs could the islands really support. These are questions that would have created additional problems and collectively would have prevented a viable dinosaur ecology from being formed.
Fortunately, movies do not have to be based on solid science to be exciting. In this book you learn the holes in the science which formed the premise of the two movies. Well written and informative, it kept me interested from the first page to the last.

Informative, but tedious and repitious at times.......1999-03-16

Good book, but the authors writing styles are somewhat 'horrible'! Very repititous in some parts. A decent buy...(I lost my copy, and I will be buying another one and reading it again...)

If your a fan of Jurassic Park get this book, you'll love it.......1999-02-28

I have read both Jurassic Park and the Lost world, and if your like me you wish it could be true. In this book two scientist take you on a first person view of what it would be like to be on Jurassic Park and how (if possible) to build a dinosaur. You will learn first hand how close, or far away Steven Spielberg was to the real thing. You will learn a lot of informaion on building a dinosaur like what you would need, were to fing the DNA (not where you would expect, or Spielberg for that matter.) You go to the labs with the scientist and get to make a baby dinosaur. So if you would like to make a dinosaur later in your life read this book!

If your a fan of Jurassic Park get this book, you'll love it.......1999-02-28

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Si solo vió la película, le recomiendo leer la novela, es mucho mejor!

Jurassic Park, Spanish Edition
Michael Crichton
Manufacturer: Plaza y Janes
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ASIN: 030734813X
Release Date: 2006-04-04

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En esta espectacular novela, los dinosaurios vuelven a conquistar la Tierra. En una isla remota, un grupo de hombres y mujeres emprende una carrera contra el tiempo para evitar un desastre mundial provocado por la desmedida ambición de comercializar la ingeniería genética. Pero todos los esfuerzos resultarán vanos cuando el inescrupuloso proyecto quede fuera de control y el mundo a merced de unas bestias monstruosas...
Parque Jurásico, la novela más célebre de Michael Crichton y una de las más leídas en los últimos años, fue adaptada al cine por Steven Spielberg en una película que se convirtió en el gran acontecimiento cinematográfico de 1993 y en el origen del fenómeno de masas llamado "dinomanía".

“Una joya de la fantasía científica.”
El País

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Si solo vió la película, le recomiendo leer la novela, es mucho mejor!.......2007-07-06

Yo leí Parque Jurásico por primera vez en 1992, y nunca antes había leído ciencia ficción. Un colega americano en un congreso me preguntó si Costa Rica realmente tenía una isla en el Pacífico con dinosaurios, les juro que es verdad!. Ante mi sorpresa, me comentó sobre el libro y por curiosidad, antes de volver a Costa Rica lo compré, ya que en ese momento era un "best-seller", expuesto en las vitrinas de todas las librerías. Logré devorar el libro completo durante el vuelo Nueva York-San José.

Michael Crichton me cautivó por su originalidad, la verosimilitud de la historia, su descripción fiel de la realidad costarricense, el uso ingenioso de la extrapolación científica (en especial de la biotecnología para recriar animales extintos), la descripción veraz y actualizada sobre como eran realmente los dinosaurios y la maestría con que nos advierte de los peligros de la nueva tecnología (un tema recurrente en todos sus obras de ficción científica). Parque Jurásico es una novela excelente y gracias a ella me convertí en un aficionado de la ciencia ficción, pero del sub-género conocido como "hard science fiction", que es aquella escrita con sobre una base científica sólida. Crichton consiguió crear una historia sobre dinosaurios creíble e interesante para adultos, tema que hasta entonces estaba reservado para libros infantiles y de ciencias.

A pesar de mis grandes expectativas con el estreno de la película en 1993, la desilusión fue enorme. Lo único extraordinario de la película fue el uso de nuevos efectos especiales generados por computador (conocidos hoy como CGI y que revolucionaron la tecnología de hacer películas), a través de los cuales Spielberg consiguió dar un realismo maravilloso a los dinosaurios, así como la impresionante e impecable integración de los actores con las imágenes computarizadas. El problema es que la adaptación cinematográfica se tomó demasiadas libertades. Steven Spielberg cambió totalmente la trama e hizo una película típica de acción para niños y adolescentes (PG-13), arruinando el guión original del libro. Ni los personajes que mueren en la película son los mismos que en la novela (John Hammond e Ian Malcolm).

Por esa razón, la película no deber ser usada como referencia para juzgar la obra de Michael Crichton. Para aquellos lectores que eran niños o adolescentes cuando vieron la película en 1993, realmente les recomiendo leer el libro, vale la pena. Gracias a este excelente trabajo de ficción a lo mejor terminan como aficionados de la ciencia ficción como yo. Si les gusta Crichton, les recomiendo leer también "Andromeda Strain" y/o ver la película del mismo nombre. En este caso si se respetó bastante la trama original del libro. En la recientemente publicada novela "Next", Michael Crichton retoma en forma más amplia el tema de los peligros de la biotecnología. "State of Fear" también es una novela reciente en la que nos advierte sobre la posible exageración que se le está al tema de calentamiento global. Este libro no le gustó mucho a los ambientalistas.

PD: el verdadero nombre de la Isla Nublar es Isla del Coco, ubicada a 600 kilómetros del Puerto de Puntarenas, en el Océano Pacifico. Es un Parque Nacional. Esa fue mi respuesta para el americano que me preguntó ingenuamente si realmente tenía dinosaurios. Y para ser justo, Michael Crichton escribe de una forma tan verosímil que en varias de sus novelas no se sabe si está narrando algo que realmente ocurrió o es ficción.

T. Rex: Hunter or Scavenger?: Jurassic Park Institute (Step into Reading)

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T. Rex: Hunter or Scavenger?: Jurassic Park Institute (Step into Reading)
Thomas R. Jr Dr Holtz
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ASIN: 0375812970
Release Date: 2003-11-25

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Was Tyrannosaurus rex a speedy and savage hunter, or was it a slow-moving scavenger, surviving on scraps left from other dinosaurs’ kills? World renowned tyrannosaur expert Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., shares the evidence on both sides of the argument in this easy-to-read, easy-to-understand Step into Reading book that young dinosaur enthusiasts will heartily devour.

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Flyers (Jurassic Park Adventures, 3)
Scott Ciencin
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ASIN: 0375812911
Release Date: 2002-03-26

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Author Michael Crichton created a blockbuster franchise with Jurassic Park, and these original digest novels continue the adventures for its millions of young fans!

In this third book, Americans are stunned when a trio of Pteranodons escapes Jurassic Park and tears across the United States. No one wants to see these awesome creatures destroyed, yet their presence is terrorizing the country—especially after they nest in one of the world’s biggest tourist attractions! Can Jurassic Park survivors Dr. Alan Grant and 13-year-old Eric Kirby find a way to lead these winged creatures home?

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Author Michael Crichton created a blockbuster franchise with Jurassic Park, and these original digest novels continue the adventures for its millions of young fans!

In this third book, Americans are stunned when a trio of Pteranodons escapes Jurassic Park and tears across the United States. No one wants to see these awesome creatures destroyed, yet their presence is terrorizing the country -- especially after they nest in one of the world's biggest tourist attractions!

Can Jurassic Park survivors Dr. Alan Grant and 13-year-old Eric Kirby find a way to lead these winged creatures home?

Jurassic Park Institute (TM) Dinosaur Field Guide (Jurassic Park Institute)

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Super Dinosaur Guide
Small but pleasing
JP Guide
For young and old dino lovers!
High interest and educational quality alike

Jurassic Park Institute (TM) Dinosaur Field Guide (Jurassic Park Institute)
Thomas R. Jr Dr Holtz , and Michael Dr Brett-Surman
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ASIN: 0375812938
Release Date: 2001-06-12

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The Jurassic Park Institute is an absolutely accurate way for kids to get excited about dinosaur science! Written by two noted paleontologists and illustrated in big bold colors, this kid-friendly nonfiction guide uses easy-to-understand text to describe at least 100 dinosaurs alphabetically. Kids will learn plenty of cool facts about the most well-known dinosaurs and some of the newest discoveries of the last decade. Few popular books have been updated with these new dinosaurs!

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Written by two noted paleontologists, this nonfiction guide uses easy-to-understand text text to describe at least 100 dinosaurs alphabetically.

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Super Dinosaur Guide.......2007-02-10

My daughter and I really like this colorful and thorough guide.
It has lots of information and feels like a Field Guide we can take anywhere.

Small but pleasing.......2007-02-06

My 4 years old son is a dino lover, and enjoyed the book very much. Especially, he favored the attached mini poster with small images of many dino species.

JP Guide.......2005-08-23

My 5 & 6 year olds who have been obsessed with dinosaurs for the last 3 years, love this book. They sit and read for HOURS and have learned all the specs on their favorite dinosaurs. As a parent, I think this book has a lot of great information and is simple enough for my 5 year old to read. Hope this helps!

For young and old dino lovers!.......2003-07-07

I have a 5 and 7 year old. We all think this book is great! It's colorful and informative and Up-To-Date! One feature I enjoy pointing out to my kids is the little images which compare the dinosaurs size to a human child's size. That way we get an even better idea how big the creatures were.

High interest and educational quality alike.......2002-09-06

Promising high interest and educational quality alike is this dinosaur 'field guide' for all ages, which packs in museum-quality dinosaur illustrations, expertise by two paleontologist authors, and details on dinosaur digs and places to see fossils in the field. Web sites, museums, and bibliographies are also included in this highly visual, appealing guide.

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Now I will never read anything this bad again
The second thrilling book in the series.

Prey (Jurassic Park Adventures, 2)
Scott Ciencin
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ASIN: 0375812903
Release Date: 2001-10-23

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Author Michael Crichton created a blockbuster franchise with Jurassic Park, and these original digest novels continue the adventures for its millions of young fans!

A band of teenagers armed with video cameras and what they think are “the rules of the island” parachute into Jurassic Park. But their dream of making a blockbuster dinosaur documentary soon turns into a nightmare because dinosaurs don't play by anyone’s rules. Can paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant and 13-year-old Eric Kirby (the stars of Jurassic Park III) save them? Or will they all become prey?

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Now I will never read anything this bad again.......2003-01-02

The story is very basic and dumb... A boy visits an island full of dinosaurs that he's scared of, yet mystified about... when a bunch of teenagers land on the islandto film a movie. The boy sgoes to "rescue" them under false pretensis, only to be enraged by there stupidty.
I highly erge you not to read this book. It was a waste of my hour (seeing as it's only shy of 100 pages...)

The second thrilling book in the series........2001-10-24

Thirteen-year-old Eric Kirby survived alone for eight weeks in Jurassic Park and became an instant celebrity, writing a book, appearing on TV, even testifying before the United Nations. Now, several months later, he's returning to Isla Sorna, which now hosts a protected, fortified research complex. Eric is disappointed to learn that he'll be spending his visit in the complex, just sitting around doing nothing. When five people parachute from their plane onto the island for an unknown reason, Eric fears they will be abandoned, as he himself was for so long. He sneaks out of the complex and sets out to rescue the parachutists, only to discover they are five reckless teenage filmmakers who intended to land on Isla Sorna all along. Can Eric convince them of their foolishness, or has he risked his life for nothing? I highly recommend this book to readers who enjoyed the first book in the Jurassic Park Adventures series.

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i thought this book was awsome
Great book! Great Pictures!

The Making of Jurassic Park
Don Shay
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ASIN: 034538122X
Release Date: 1993-06-07

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Made by Hollywood's most inventive and successful director, Steven Spielberg, JURASSIC PARK was one of the most talked about, most anticipated films to capture the American imagination in years. Now you can go behind the scenes for a rare, inside look at the making of the movie. Learn the story behind the story--the road from novel to screenplay; Watch as the finest f/x team in movie history pooled their talents to create the lifelike dinosaurs; Read exclusive interviews with Steven Spielberg, Michael Crichton, and the key actors, and so much more!

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i thought this book was awsome.......1999-03-18

i thought this bokk was awsome and if you liked the movie you will love this book.

Great book! Great Pictures!.......1998-07-13

I'm looking for another copy of this book right now since mine is rather worn out. That's just because it's a great book. It has storyboards of key scenes, and great behind the scenes pictures of preproduction, and production. If you liked the movie, you'll love this behind the scenes book!

Survivor (Jurassic Park Adventures, Book 1)

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You can't read anything better.
Survivor
Jurassic Park Adventures One Book
A thrilling book inspired by the upcoming movie.

Survivor (Jurassic Park Adventures, Book 1)
Scott Ciencin , Peter Buchman , and Michael Crichton
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 037581289X
Release Date: 2001-06-12

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Jurassic Park Adventures is a new original series of exciting high interest, low reading-level fiction for young readers. Written by a noted fantasy author who has become an expert in creating scientifically accurate dinosaur fiction for children, each book features an all-new story set in the fictional dinosaur preserve of Jurassic Park. Each book also includes dinosaur fun facts, a list of dinosaur Web sites to check out, and six full-color, punch-out dinosaur trading cards!

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You can't read anything better........2006-06-21

This is my all time favorite book. It is about thirteen year old Eric Kirby. He went parasailing in hopes of seeing real live dinosaurs. His parasail crashed on Isla Sorna. He made
friends with a young iguanadon he named Iggy and at the end of
the book he rescues Dr.Grant. It is continued by Jurassic Park 3 the Junior Novelization.

Survivor.......2004-02-25

Thirteen-year-old Eric Kirby goes para-sailing above Jurassic Park with his friend Ben, with hopes of seeing real live dinosaurs. But after a minor accident where Ben dies he is trapped on the island... With no escape. It's just him and a dynasty of ferocious dinosaurs!
This isn't a very good adult book, but children with an intrest in dinosaurs or Jurassic Park will love it.

Jurassic Park Adventures One Book.......2002-03-13

Jurassic Park Adventures One Book Review

Jurassic Park Adventures One is a book about a kid named Eric Kirby who has to get to a test safe house to escape dinosaurs on an island. When he tries to get out of the test house, he can't. Some people have to save him. Their plane crashes in the rescue. If you like dinosaurs, this is the book for you. The stars of the book are Spinosaurus, T- Rex & Raptor. Eric makes friends with an Iguanadon & names it Iggy. Eric is a hero. He goes out to save a man, but does not know who he is.

By James

A thrilling book inspired by the upcoming movie........2001-06-12

All thirteen-year-old Eric Kirby wanted was a chance to get to see real, live dinosaurs up close. So when his mom's boyfriend, Ben, offered him the opportunity, he jumped at the chance. Eric and Ben will get to parasail over the Jurassic Park Island, observing the dinosaurs from a safe distance. But something goes very wrong, and the two fall from the sky onto the island. Only Eric survives the fall, and he is trapped in a hostile prehistoric environment where he is the prey. It will take all of his wits and courage to stay alive until help arrives - but how can one kid survive among the deadliest predators ever to walk the earth? This was a thrilling story, not only for fans of the movies, but for readers who like adventure stories. The book ended with a cliffhanger that will lead into the new Jurassic Park movie, so now I have to wait until the movie comes out to find out what happens to Eric, which won't be for a whole month, or read the novelization. Still, this was an exciting, although short, book.

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