Authors: DK Publishing.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
Publication Date: 1994-09-01


Reviews :

    A first book of dinosaurs for young children.

The Big Book of Dinosaurs is an enticing collection of dinosaurs that is sure to excite any child. It is packed with full-color photographs of life-like models plus detailed illustrations. The simple text describes interesting features, while questions encourage children to compare various dinosaurs....

    Everything about The Big Book of Dinosaurs is off the charts--the size of the book itself, the elaborate two-page spreads, the color models, and even the oversized type. Children can experience the amazing powers of these prehistoric beasts--the jagged teeth of the ferocious meat eaters, the slashing claws of the Deinonychus, and the long-necked Barosaurus that could reach five-story-high treetops and may have had eight hearts. Yet, like the dinosaurs themselves, there is nothing threatening or intimidating about this highly informative book. The text is brief and succinct, only conveying facts that children find interesting. (There's even an index for quick searches of favorite dinos.) The lifelike illustrations give young readers a solid sense of what dinosaur fossils and skeletal systems look like as well as clear mental pictures of how these creatures appeared in "real-life" millions of years ago. (Ages 4 to 7) --Gail Hudson...

Authors: Sandra Boynton.
Board book, 24 pages
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Publication Date: 1993-10-01


Reviews :

    Happy and sad. Good and bad. Opposites take on a whole new meaning when illustrated by a gang of personable dinosaurs. A die-cut cover opens to reveal chunky pages full of delightful dinosaurs singing, dancing, lumbering, galloping, and gallivanting. On board pages with a die-cut cover. This book is a main selection of the Children's Book-of-the-Month Club....

Authors:
Paperback, 64 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1992-09-25


Reviews :

    A day with a dinosaur

Danny's on the town with a real live dinosaur. From the ballpark to the zoo, these two are having one hundred million years of fun -- all in one day!

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Authors: Henrietta Stickland. Paul Stickland.
Board book, 12 pages
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Publication Date: 1997-06-01


Reviews :

    A large-sized board book introduces a group of colorful dinosaurs of various shapes, sizes, colors, and dispositions, as it addresses the concept of opposites with a prehistoric twist."...

Authors:
Hardcover, 48 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 1995-03-30


Reviews :

    Proclaimed "the most adorable of dinos" by The New York Times, Bob is grander and greener than ever in a definitive new edition of modern picture book classic. This deluxe volume features seven new illustrations, an additional adventure, and a song ("The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob"), with easy-to-play arrangements.

1988 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)
A Reading Rainbow Featured Selection
1989 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children)
100 Books for Reading and Sharing (NY Public Library)
Winner, 1996 Recognition of Merit Award (George C. Stone Center for Children's Books, Claremont, CA)...

Authors: Paul Stickland.
Hardcover, 14 pages
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Publication Date: 1996-10-01


Reviews :

    A pop-up sequel to Dinosaur Roar! follows a collection of leaping lizards on their way to a celebration at the swamp, a party that dinosaurs of every color and size look forward to attending. BOMC....

Authors: Christopher Mcgowan.
Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Publication Date: 1997-05-21
Edition: Lst Ed

Reviews :

    Most people would laugh if you told them you were having a dinosaur for dinner. But you can. Because birds evolved from dinosaurs, says renowned paleontologist Chris McGowan, that chicken from Sunday's supper is a direct descendant of those fearsome and perennially popular "terrible lizards."

To show this relationship and give readers a unique, hands-on introduction to the principles of paleontology, McGowan has devised a deliciously clever science project that kids of all ages can really sink their teeth into -- the creation of their very own dinosaur skeleton. Numerous illustrations guide readers step-by-step through the process of taking the bones of three chickens, some wire, glue, toothpicks and a few other household items, and building a model even the Museum of Natural History would admire. As they assemble their Apatosaurus skeleton, budding scientists will learn real-life paleontological practices as well as facts about evolution, anatomy, and, of course, dinosaurs. Featuring three recipes for chicken soups and salads to ensure that the chicken meat is put to good use, Make Your Own Dinosaur out of Chicken Bones is the perfect treat for dinosaur lovers of all ages....

    What a terrific concept! Chris McGowan, a curator at the Royal Ontario Museum, has come up with the ideal hands-on science project. All you need is this book, three young chickens, a few household items, and some time to make your own scale model of an apatosaurus skeleton. And it neatly dovetails with current scientific theories that birds are the living descendents of dinosaurs. McGowan's detailed, practical directions even include recipes for the leftovers. No one who has ever been interested in dinosaurs will be able to resist this book. ...

Authors: Eric Rohmann.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 1994-03-01


Reviews :

    Eric Rohmann's Caldecott Honor-winning debut is now available as a

Dragonfly paperback. It is at once a wordless time-travel adventure and

a meditation on the scientific theory that dinosaurs were the evolutionary

ancestors of birds. The New York Times Book Review called Time

Flies "a work of informed imagination and masterly storytelling

unobtrusively underpinned by good science...an entirely absorbing narrative

made all the more rich by its wordlessness." Kirkus Reviews hailed it as

"a splendid debut."




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Authors: JOANNA COLE.
Hardcover, 43 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication Date: 1994-09-01


Reviews :

    The intrepid Ms. Frizzle and her science class take a field trip aboard the Magic School Bus back to the time when dinosaurs ruled the earth, and have an informative adventure through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous eras....

Authors: Dennis Lee. Debbie Tilley. Jack Prelutsky.
Hardcover, 30 pages
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 1997-03-25


Reviews :

    For the first time, the poetry of Dennis Lee, the Pied Piper of children's verse, has been collected in one rousing volume by the inimitable Jack Prelutsky. From food fantasies to schoolyard chants and monster mayhem, Lee really knows how to tickle kids with words. There are quiet poems, rude and rambunctious poems, and some pure nonsense verses that trip off the tongue, begging to be said over and over again. Others capture the attraction of a muddy puddle or the somnolent rhythm of windshield wipers on a rainy day. There's something for everyone in this wonderful collection of read-aloud or read-alone rhymes and Debbie Tilley's (Riddle-icious) buoyant imaginative watercolors are an open invitation to jump in and join the fun.  ...

    Canadian poet Dennis Lee's poetry is well loved by children around the world. This collection of 41 poems was selected by anthologist Jack Prelutsky from Lee's four previous books of poetry, including The Ice Cream Store. Children in the early grades will chuckle at poems about dinosaurs and alligators, monsters and mud puddles, bears and bees, and belly buttons. Debbie Tilley's exuberant watercolor illustrations perfectly complement Lee's verse; both have the same bouncy good humor that kids love. Invite a dinosaur to dinner at your house (and don't forget some alligator pie for dessert). (Ages 4 to 7) ...