Professional articles and fact pages feature "all-about" information
on dinosaurs
and fossils.
Dinosaur
Roar!
Henrietta Strickland , Paul Strickland
Dinosaur devotees will delight in acting out the opposites they
learn from the rhythmic, rhyming text. Beautiful and colorful illustrations
fully engage a child's senses and imagination. IRA Children's Choice
Grades PreK–1
Paperback, 32 pages
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Dinosaurs
Gallimard Jeunesse , Scott Steedman
Broaden the young reader's understanding and appreciation of the
world of dinosaurs.
From David Salariya, the creator of the Timelines and X-Ray Picture
Books, comes the Worldwise series.
Grades K–3
Paperback, 32 pages
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How
Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
Jane Yolen
Every sleepy little dinosaur will recognize the tricks of the trade
in these bedtime shenanigans, as a variety of human mothers and
fathers try to put their dinosaur children to bed.
"A delight from start to finish." — Booklist
Grades PreK–2
Paperback, 32 pages
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Dinosaurs
Collection
Contains: • Dinosaur Bob • Dinosaur Roar!
• Dinosaur Story • Dinosaurs
• Dinosaurs Before Dark • Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
• How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? • The Magic School
Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs
• Sammy and the Dinosaurs • Saturday Night at the Dinosaur
Stomp
Grades K–3
Paperback Collection
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Did
Dinosaurs Live in Your Backyard?
Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs
Melvin Berger , Gilda Berger
Developed specifically for second and third graders, this easy-to-follow
book answers simple and complex questions about dinosaurs. Clear
explanations and lively illustrations help children understand the
world and get up close to the creatures in it.
Grades 2–3
Paperback, 48 pages
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Saturday
Night at the Dinosaur Stomp
Carol Diggory Shields
An eclectic group of enthusiastic dinosaurs make a stampede to
a raucous romp called the Dinosaur Stomp in this free-wheeling rhyming
celebration. Contains the big book and the teaching guide.
Grades 2–3
Big Book Collection
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Magic
Tree House #1 Dinosaurs Before Dark
Mary Pope Osborne
This is the first in the Magic Tree House series, where Jack and
Annie are transported from their treehouse into the prehistoric
past.
Grades 1–4
Paperback, 80 pages
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here.
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures With the Family Lazardo
by William Joyce
Art, adventure, and song blend together to describe a family's
return from Africa with a rare dinosaur in tow. Fun illustrations
mark an imaginative and detailed adventure story.
Grades PreK– 3
1995
HarperCollins Juvenile Books
ISBN: 0060210745
Audio Cassette
ISBN: 0694700592
Ultimate Dinosaur Book
by David Lambert, John H. Ostrom
Working with the Natural History Museum in London, publisher Dorling
Kindersley has assembled hundreds of color photos, diagrams, and
drawings. Beginning with straightforward sections on evolution and
dinosaur behavior and physiology, the book launches into impressive,
illustrated profiles of more than 50 different dinosaurs. One of
the book's most useful features is its "A to Z of Dinosaurs."
This comprehensive list includes every dinosaur genera known up
to 1993, with a pronunciation guide and short description.
All Grades
192 pages
1993
DK Publishing
ISBN: 156458304X
Eyewitness: Dinosaur
by David Norman and Angela C. Milner
Illustrated by Colin Keates
The ever-popular dinosaur is presented in a book with outstanding
color photographs. The arrangement is, in general, by body part
rather than chronological or developmental. Includes instructions
on how to find and care for fossils.
Grades 4 and Up
64 pages
2000
DK Publishing
ISBN: 078945808X
Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History
Tim Haines
The companion volume to the BBC/Discovery Channel series, Walking
with Dinosaurs reads like a cross between a National Geographic
article and the script from one of Disney's True Life Adventures
films. Scenes from the daily lives of various animals illuminate
the changes in flora and fauna that occurred during the Mesozoic
era. (For an online interactive version, refer to Web
sites.)
All Grades
288 pages
2000
DK Publishing
ISBN: 0789451875
If Dinosaurs
Were Alive Today
Students use their imagination to write short pieces about dinosaurs.
Grades 3–5
The
Busasaurus: The Magic School Bus
Students learn to make the connection between wind and air.
Grades K–2
It's
a Whatsasaurus???
Students create and name imaginary dinosaurs.
Grades 3–5
Amber
Research online information to answer questions on the fossil stone
amber.
Grades 6–8
BBC Online: Dinosaurs
Well-constructed interactive dinosaur site based on the British
TV series Walking With Dinosaurs. Includes timeline, fact
files, a visitor's forum, and some of the latest information
on what's going in the world of dinosaurs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs/
Dinosaurs!
Honolulu Community College
This is a unique, free, permanent exhibit of dinosaur fossils
available for public viewing. These "fossils" are replicas from
the originals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York
City, which boasts one of the finest and largest collections of
dinosaur fossils in the world. Includes photos and information in
audiophiles on triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex, stegosaurus, iguanadon,
deinonychus, and hypselosaurus.
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/dinos/dinos.1.html
Dinosaur
Fact and Fiction
Find lots of answers to those burning questions about dinosaurs,
such as: When did dinosaurs first appear on Earth? Visit this site
for information on some of the questions students will have as they
work through the project.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/
Dinosaur
Links
Several categories of dozens of dinosaur-related information
on the Internet are housed in this small site. Also includes a forum.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinolinks.html
Discovering
Dinosaurs
Beautiful site includes an activity guide and state-of-the-art
Web technology. This site gives users a historical perspective on
dinosaur knowledge. As students navigate through a grid-like time
line full of links, they see how information on dinosaurs developed
and changed — right up to the present day.
http://search.eb.com/dinosaurs/
Mac
Download: Dinosaur Lesson Plans
This is a collection of unit study lesson plans for grades
K–5. There are over 20 activities, including decorating a bulletin
board, making books, artwork, names of dinosaurs, and digging for
bones. There is also a reference area, information on clip art,
and tips for where to find more information.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/mac/dinolesson.html
ProTeacher
Another Portal of Web links to great dinosaur lesson plans.
http://www.proteacher.com/110055.shtml
Zoom
Dinosaurs
A
comprehensive online hypertext book about dinosaurs, designed for
students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use
structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each
topic, and then progress to more advanced information.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/
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