This extraordinary true story introduces readers to the unforgettable Waterhouse Hawkins: Victorian artist and visionary who built the world's first life-size models of dinosaurs! With impeccable attention to detail, Barbara Kerley unearths a story of consuming passion, triumph, loss, and courage-and ultimately, of an extraordinary legacy that lives on today. Caldecott Medallist, and creator of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick celebrates this complex and fascinating individual through luminous, soul-stirring paintings that form a visual masterpiece.