Dinosaur Whizz! The Coelophysis by Jeanne Willis (UK edition, boardbook) - 9781509835683

A funny rhyming story about a speedy Coelophysis, part of the collectable World of Dinosaur Roar series.Meet Dinosaur Whizz the Coelophysis, speediest of the dinosaurs, in this brilliant rhyming story, part of the collectable The World of Dinosaur Roar! series, in association with the Natural History Museum.The quick-moving, quick-thinking Coelophysis, Dinosaur Whizz is the speediest of the dinosaurs. She loves to run and just can't stand still, much to the annoyance of the other dinosaurs. But when the mean Spinosaurus, Dinosaur Snap, tries to catch Whizz, she finds her quick running can be very useful indeed! With a fantastic rhyming text written by series creator, Peter Curtis, and award-winning author, Jeanne Willis, Dinosaur Whizz! the Coelophysis is perfect for preschool children.Inspired by the classic picture book, Dinosaur Roar! by Paul Stickland and Henrietta Stickland, this colourful series introduces a cast of authentic dinosaur characters to very young children and is approved by Dr Paul Barrett of the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum in London. Each book also contains a pronunciation guide as well as a spread of simple dinosaur facts, making this the perfect gift for young dinosaur fans!Discover more stories featuring these fun dinosaur characters: Dinosaur Roar! the Tyrannosaurus rex, Dinosaur Flap! the Oviraptor, Dinosaur Snap! the Spinosaurus, Dinosaur Whack! the Stegosaurus . . . and more!Biographical NotePeter Curtis is a Welsh-born author, creator and producer of children’s characters, books and television series, with over twenty-five years experience in children’s media. His work as an executive producer includes the original Bob the Builder TV series, which was shown on CBeebies in the UK and Nick Jr. in the US, and the multi-award-winning children’s TV series, The Koala Brothers. Peter is the founder and Creative Director of UK-based production company, Nurture Rights, and the creator of The World of Dinosaur Roar! series of children’s books for Macmillan. Peter writes from his home in Hove on the East Sussex coast.Jeanne Willis was born in St Albans, Herts, in 1959. As a young girl she sought adventures though writing comic strips and books. After completing a copywriting course at Watford Art College she went on to work in advertising. Today, Jeanne is an internationally renowned, full-time writer and has published over a hundred books - ranging from picture books including The Bog Baby and Who's in the Loo?, to YA, poetry and fiction. She has won several awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Silver Smarties Prize and has also been shortlisted for the Whitbread Award.The World of Dinosaur Roar! is a collectable series created by Peter Curtis and produced in association