Children’s books for Christmas gifts
Our 20 great children’s books for Christmas – spectacular picture books to surprise, bewitch and survive longer than one holiday season.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Dr. Matthew Baron is a British palaeontologist and researcher whose work focuses on dinosaur evolution. He studied at University College London and the University of Cambridge, where he completed his doctoral research.
Baron has published studies on the early evolution of dinosaurs, particularly the relationships between major groups such as theropods and ornithischians. His 2017 research, published in Nature, proposed a revision of the traditional dinosaur family tree, suggesting closer links between theropods and ornithischians than previously recognised.
He has contributed to academic journals, conferences and public science communication. His article “A new hypothesis of dinosaur relationships and early dinosaur evolution” appeared in Nature in 2017.
Our 20 great children’s books for Christmas – spectacular picture books to surprise, bewitch and survive longer than one holiday season.
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