A Moment in Time with Centrosaurus

Steve Pitt is a Toronto-based freelance writer and an award-winning journalist. He has written many young adult and children's books, including Day of the Flying Fox: The True Story of World War II Pilot Charley Fox.

Millions of years ago, a young male centrosaurus picks his way carefully
through a tangled Cretaceous rain forest. He is driven by a strange new
instinct, and, as he walks, he becomes aware that other young
centrosaurs are following the same path through the forest. Gradually,
they fall in step with one another until they emerge from the forest
onto a huge fertile plain. In front of them, millions of their kind are
gathered together in herd that stretches to the horizons. But instead of
welcome, a bellow of rage greets their ears. Before they can react, an
immense old bull centrosaurus charges into their midst. One young male
is horribly gored, and the others scatter for their lives. And now the
adventure begins.

This is the third book in the collaboration between world-renowned
paleontologist Philip J. Currie and acclaimed nature illustrator Jan
Sovak. New to the writing team is Eva B. Koppelhus, a professional
palynologist who works with Currie at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in
Alberta. Sovak’s illustrations, as always, are outstanding. The prose,
by Currie and Koppelhus, is the best in the series so far. As in the
first two books, the text is divided into two sections. The first is a
fictional account of what scientists believe life was like for a typical
centrosaurus. The second section reveals the scientific evidence that is
the basis for the fictional story. The results are sure to please your
most discerning dino fan. Highly recommended.