Do you like dinosaurs? Well, we have lots of roarsome new children’s books about dinosaurs or featuring dinosaurs.
Check them out and get reading today!
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Karen’s number one pick is The Ultimate Dinosaur Encyclopedia, with photorealistic images more life-like than any you have seen before!
PICTURE BOOK PICKS
This is a playful count and seek book with rhyming text. Children are encouraged to find an assortment of silly dinosaurs. There are speedy dinosaurs on roller skates, dinosaurs in frilly frocks, silly socks and onesies, dancing dinosaurs and many more! There is also a small ladybug to be found in every scene. Children are also introduced to early mathematical sums and number bonds for the number six. A fun way to introduce early maths concepts, with bright, vibrant and engaging illustrations.
JUNIOR NON-FICTION PICKS
Cats React to Dinosaur Facts by Izzi Howell
Author, Chris Barker, is a palaeontologist who has used groundbreaking recent research to recreate the world of dinosaurs with photo-real imagery that is incredibly life-like. This brand-new updated edition includes carnivorous dinosaurs discovered by the author himself. Discover how dinosaurs lived, ate and moved in their natural habitat. This book contains everything you need to know to become a dinosaur expert. This is a visually stunning guide to dinosaurs. Highly recommended.
MORE NEW DINOSAUR BOOKS
Raptor on a tractor by Russell Punter
This book is for beginner readers and can be found in our Easy Readers collection. It’s a funny and engaging rhyming tale about Farmer Raptor who likes to drive his big, red tractor. One day he creates chaos on the main road. The other dinosaur drivers are headed to the Country Fair and are annoyed that Farmer Raptor is holding them up. But once they have all squeezed by, they find themselves in muddy trouble. Can Farmer Raptor save the day? This rhyming reader provides the perfect combination of fun and phonics.
Wreck and Roll! by Stephanie Williams and Asia Simone
This graphic novel features Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Devil Dinosaur is an enormous T. Rex-like creature who came to our world when Lunella (aka Moon Girl) opened a portal that brought him to New York City. Discovered by Lunella, the massive ten-tonne dinosaur quickly bonded with his unlikely new caretaker and the two embarked on a truly unique friendship. Devil Dinosaur is an unwavering ally who always has Moon Girl’s back. When a rad band of skating thieves start going wild, it’s up to Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur to save the day.
What Dinosaur Am I? by Peter Curtis