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Danny and the Dinosaur

Written & Illustrated by Syd Hoff

Danny's wish to play with a dinosaur comes true and a great adventure begins. Everyday activities turn into extraordinary fun whether they're visiting the zoo, playing hide and seek or eating ice cream. Syd Hoff's simple I Can Read text and fun line drawings make this a hit with all dinosaur lovers.

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Digging Up Dinosaurs

Written & Illustrated by Aliki

Do you ever wonder where dinosaurs came from and how skeletons of them were put into museums? If so, check out this book and learn all about dinosaurs and the people who work with dinosaur fossils. Aliki's illustrations are fun and show the process from fossil- hunting to putting skeletons together. A great beginning book for dinosaur lovers.

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Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale

Pamela Duncan Edwards
Illustrated by Henry Cole

Dinosaurs dressed in fifties-style gowns dancing to a disco beat, a large pink dinosaur named Dinorella, two dastardly stepsisters, and a dandy duke all combine to make this delightful retelling of the Cinderella story. The author's generous use of words starting with "d" will leave readers tongue tied, while Henry Cole's wonderfully hilarious pictures will leave them laughing out loud.

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Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo

Written & Illustrated by William Joyce

The Lazardo family returns from their safari vacation in Africa with a dinosaur named Bob. A dinosaur in the city can cause some problems, but Bob becomes the town hero when he joins the baseball team. A fun book with great imaginative illustrations.

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Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp

Carol Diggory Shields
Illustrated by Scott Nash

What happens when all the dinosaurs get together for a dance? Well, the earth quakes and volcanoes erupt, of course. All the dinosaurs are getting ready for the Saturday Night Stomp, a music and dance party. They come from far and wide to do the Conga, the Triassic Twist, and the Brontosaurus Bump. The rhyming text makes a great read aloud, but practice pronouncing your dinosaur names first! The cartoon style illustrations are bold and colorful. This is a fun book for dinosaur fans.

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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard

B.G. Hennessy
Illustrated by Susan Davis

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a dinosuar in your backyard? The boy in this imaginative story does. Millions of years ago, a dinosaur lived where the boy's backyard is now. This dinosaur-loving boy desribes what life was like for the dinosaur then and wishes that it were still living in his backyard today. The dinosaur would be bigger than his house, but then it would be able to rescue any kites that got stuck in the tops of trees. Hennessy mixes fact with fantasy in this fun informative book that is brought to life by Davis' bright, colorful illustrations.

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Time Flies

Eric Rohmann

A tiny bird finds himself in a wonderful adventure when he enters a natural history musuem and flies back in time to the world of dinosaurs. Flying through the sky he encounters dinosaurs of all kinds, but his adventure is cut short when suddenly... SNAP! he is swallowed up in one big gulp. Is this the end of his adventure? Find out in this wonderful wordless picture book where dinosaurs come to life in large, vibrant illustrations.

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