Word Challenge
How many words (4 letters and over) can you make out of the word
brontosaurus ?
A good trick is to mix the letters up in a circle or a jumble so your brain is free to think of new words.
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Apatosaurus
This was one of the biggest land animals.
It was a huge sauropod dinosaur (very big with a small head). It lived in the late Jurassic Period and could weigh 30 metric tonnes and grow to ~20 metres long.
Apatosaurus only ate plants. Think of large creatures today that only eat plants.
It’s very much like a Brontosaurus, which apparently means ‘Thunder Lizard’!
Deadlefizz’s best friend is Josh, who is a Brontosaurus. He can be a bit gloomy I’m afraid. I don’t know why because he’s a bright and active lad. He’s not as brave as Deadlefizz and is not always enthusiastic about his schemes, but he is a loyal friend and that’s a useful thing to have.
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus apparently means ‘Fused Together Lizards’ because of their joined armoured plates.
So they were ‘armoured dinosaurs’.
Ankylosaurus was around 10 metres in length and weighed around 5 metric tonnes. It had a club at the end of its tail, so with it’s armoured plates and a swinging club tail it must have been very good at defending itself.
In my Deadlefizz Dinosaur books I have two of these, an older sister, Janey (who’s a bit of a bossy boots) and Little Timmy. Poor Little Timmy has to put up with a lot, but he is mostly a happy, enthusiastic little chap.
The books with them in are not available yet but they will be along. I think Deadlefizz Dinosaur’s Megadon Mystery is my favourite story with them in it… or maybe the one about Vulcan Volcano…hmmm…I can’t decide…or maybe the one in Jeopardy Jungle…
STEGOSAURUS
The Stegosaurus was a plant eater that lived in the late Jurassic period about 150 million years ago.
It could be 9 meters long and weigh 2 tons. There were generally two lines of spines down it’s back which were possibly for protection or to help regulate its temperature.
Deadlefizz has one line of spines down his back, bu I’m pretty sure he is a Stegasaurus, but I don’t like to ask.
A Snow Deer for Santa
I’m pleased to say I have completed my latest book and its a Christmas story.
This is quite different from my Deadlefizz Dinosaur books.
All of the pictures were painted in acrylics to give the characters dynamism and then some were tweaked on that wonderful tool, Photoshop to get them just a little bit better.
Christmas Eve; disaster has struck;
Brother and sister, down on their luck.
Harry and Lizzie; lost in a wood;
Ice and snow, wherever they stood.
It’s a story about sibling bonds, drawing on strength in times of danger, gratitude and being prepared to give something up. There’s also a bit of Christmas magic in meeting the Snow Deer and Santa.
For ages 3 to 8 years. An ideal book to read to children and grandchildren.
I hope you enjoy it.
Deadlefizz books on sale
Where can I buy the books?
- Amazon Click Here for Amazon
- Email Deadlefizz at contact@deadlefizz.com
- Strachan’s of Inverurie
- Claire Morrison’s Hairdressing
- Berry’s of Oldmeldrum.
- Satrosphere – Aberdeen Science Centre
Deadlefizz in Satrosphere!!
Very excited. Satrosphere, the science centre, in Aberdeen are now stocking my books in their shop. They will soon have a display with a brief biography of my life in science and new career as an author & illustrator. Magic!
Satrosphere have a dinosaur day on 14th April. A daytime event for kids and an evening lecture on the importance of fossils for the 16+ age range. Check it out on this link:
http://aberdeensciencecentre.org/whats-on
