Franco Tempesta

About The Author

Franco Tempesta was born in Milan, Italy. Since he was a child, he loved drawing animals, dinosaurs, and dragons. Specializing in naturalistic illustration, in the last ten years he has focused his attention on the realization of realistic images of dinosaurs and primitive mammals. He has collaborated with national and foreign publishers, such as Smithsonian, National Geographic, Random House, Firecrest Publishing, Geoworld, and important advertising agencies of Italy. Since 1990, he has been a member of the Italian Illustrators Association. In April 2014, the Museum of Paleontology of Naples hosted a permanent exhibition dedicated to his illustrations of dinosaurs. Franco Tempesta loves nature, the sea, diving, and traveling.

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Books by Franco Tempesta

Smithsonian Kids: 5-Minute Dinosaur Tales

By Editors of Silver Dolphin Books

Illustrated by Franco Tempesta

Go on a dinosaur adventure with Smithsonian Kids! This collection includes 12 highly engaging illustrated stories featuring popular dinosaur species that can each be read aloud in just 5 minutes.

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