Dinotopia: Encyclopedia II - Dinotopia - The Island

Dinotopia - The Island

Upon the hidden island of Dinotopia humans and dinosaurs live and work together in harmony save for the few predators that roam the land. It is a place of beauty and wonder lost to the rest of the world.

Dinotopia began as an illustrated children's book called Dinotopia: A Land apart from Time. It was a huge success which led James Gurney to write and illustrate two more books called Dinotopia: The World Beneath and Dinotopia: First Flight. A children's flip-up version of Dinotopia was also issued.

The plot of Dinotopia: A Land apart from Time concerns Authur Dennison and his son, Will, and the various people they meet in the travels in Dinotopia. It is written as if it was Arthur's journal. The Dennison's are shipwrecked near Dinotopia, and after making it ashore, are found by the people of the Hatchery. The Hatchery is a place where dinosaurs are born; various humans help in the process.

Another fact is that Dinotopia is surrounded by a storm that prevents anyone from leaving the island.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "The Island", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki