The planner
Meet Tricky!
Triceratops
Tricky likes to have a plan. Whatever his next adventure brings, he likes to be prepared.
What Tricky loves
- A good plan
- Training hard and getting his stomps in
- Spending time with his family
Tricky’s adventure
Whether it’s a workout or his next big adventure, Tricky loves being ready. But even the best plans can go a little wrong. In Dinosaur Birthday, he discovers that friends can make the day special, even when things aren’t perfect.
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Discover Dinosaur BirthdayAre you a planner like Tricky, or do you make it up as you go?
Good for sharing with little readers
Tricky’s birthday gives families a way to talk about plans changing, making room for mistakes and enjoying time with friends. Ask your child what makes a day special, even when it does not go exactly to plan.
Explore his adventure in Dinosaur Birthday.
About the real Triceratops
Triceratops lived in the Late Cretaceous, around 68–66 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in North America. It walked on four legs and could grow to roughly nine metres long: that is a lot of dinosaur to fit into a garden! Unlike a meat eater, Triceratops was a herbivore, which means it ate plants.
Its name means “three-horned face”. Look for two long horns above the eyes, a shorter horn on the nose and a broad bony frill behind the head. At the front of its mouth was a beak for clipping vegetation, with teeth farther back to cut up tough food.
Scientists think the horns and frill had several possible uses, including defence and display. Triceratops lived at the same time as Tyrannosaurus rex, although Tricky’s friendships and careful planning are part of our imaginary dinosaur world. Try counting his horns together before reading his birthday adventure.
Explore more with the Natural History Museum’s Triceratops guide.
Meet Tricky’s friends
T-Rex
Spino
Stego
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