THE EXCURSION

The gait of the giant Camarasaurus is smooth and stately, but Ornithomimuses dash by with the speed of ostriches. Readers of "Dinotopia" may recognize the little Protoceratops named Bix among the riders but the rest of the sights are new. "The eldest dinosaur will choose a picnic site," Gurney explains, "allowing time for swimming, flower picking or kite flying before the shadows lengthen and the time comes to return home."