Hi, friends! My name is Spotty!
I love playing hide and seek. Every week, I find a new place to hide in the library and wait for all of my friends to find me! But here’s the thing. When I’m hiding, I have to be super quiet, so I can’t tell you about all the other things I love to do!
Like many dinos, I love to stomp and roar. But one of my very favorite things to do is READ, READ, READ! That’s why I decided to start this blog – a place where I can tell you about a few of my favorite books each week!
This week, I get to share some books about my dino pals! I know all sorts of dinosaurs – the Brachiosaurus, the Spinosaurus, and even the Dilophosaurus. And guess what? We have books about all of them! What are your favorite dinos? I bet we have a book to teach you about your favorite pre-historic creature too!
Well, here it goes! Five of my favorite dinosaur tales...
1. How Do Dinosaurs series by Jane Yolen
With titles like How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind, How Do Dinosaurs Show Good Manners, and How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You, this set of picture books brings dinosaurs to life in hilarious ways – and teaches us lots of great lessons along the way!
Where can I find this?: Juvenile Picture Books – YOLEN
2. National Geographic’s Dinosaur Atlas
This is a book for fact-lovers! If you want true information about all sorts of dinosaurs from all over the world, this is the book for you. It’s even full of illustrations, photographs, and maps for the visual learner!
Where can I find this?: Juvenile Nonfiction Books – 567.9 DIN
3. Dinosaur Lady by Linda Skeers
Mary Anning was the first paleontologist – the first person to learn about dinosaurs by studying their fossils! This book tells the story of how she went from a young girl who loved to explore to a scientist known around the world!
Where can I find this?: Juvenile Biography Books – ANNING
4. Danny and the Dinosaur series by Syd Hoff
This series features books like Danny and the Dinosaur and the Sand Castle Contest, Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp, and Danny and the Dinosaur in the Big City. After one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with young Danny in the first book, they never stop going on adventures together. This series tells their story!
Where can I find this?: Juvenile Easy Reader Books GREEN – HOFF
5. How the Dinosaur Got to the Museum by Jessie Hartland
When we go to museums, we can see giant dinosaurs on display. But, way back when they were alive, they didn’t live in a museum. So where did these bones come from? What was their journey? This history of the Diplodocus lets us know!
Where can I find this?: Juvenile Nonfiction Books – 567.913 HAR
BONUS for the film lover – Dino Dan DVDs
These DVDs follow paleontologist-in-training Dan Henderson as he imagines dinosaurs in today’s world! Help him solve mysteries, track down dinos, learn interesting new facts, and even play chase with his pre-historic pals.
Where can I find this?: Juvenile DVDs -- DINO
I hope I get to see you in the library next week. Maybe you can find my new hiding spot! Or play with some dinosaur puppets!
Happy reading,
Spotty
