Instead of scientists' re-creating theworldofdinosaurs as in Jurassic Park, this tale's mad scientist and colleagues invent technology to transport people to other periods of time.
"For children, sometimes it's hard to find the difference between theworldofdinosaurs and the time of communism, " says Konrad Piasecki, a radio announcer in Warsaw who was born in 1970.
Many ofthedinosaurs in the world's museums have undergone significant reconstructive surgery, with scientists substituting artificial bones to make up for those missing.
Sadly, Stothard comes across as one of those journalistic dinosaurs who bemoans the changes wrought by the digital world because he feels threatened by them.