Bibliographic Information:
Pringle, L. DINOSAURS!. Honesdale: Boyds Mills Press.
Grade Level Appropriateness:
K – 4
Author Credibility:
Laurence Pringle is a well known non-fiction author. For this book, Pringle worked with a professor of anatomy and geology at the University of Pennsylvania for accuracy of the text and pictures.
Summary of the Book:
This book goes through and discusses the different types of dinosaurs. It starts off by telling you to imagine that the dinosaurs lived right where you did all over the world. It talked about several different kinds of dinosaurs, not just the ones that are always talked about. It tells just a couple of facts about each dinosaur that are interesting.
Illustrations:
The illustrations are acrylic paintings. The first page and last page are the only pages with text on the pictures. It was illustrated by Carol Heyer.
Features:
Pronunciation of dinosaur names
Definitions of vocabulary in text
How I Would Use This Book in My Classroom:
I would use this book as a read aloud to younger kids. For older kids, I would let them read it independently. It would be good to use for visualization and imagery. I liked the way that it posed the question of how the plates on a Stegosaurus were arranged.
Response:
I really enjoyed this book. It flowed really well. It was easy to read and didn’t give too much information to where students could get bogged down.
Related Text:
The Dinosaur Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta
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You can never go wrong with dinosaur books and children. They are always fascinated by the pictures. Since text is only on two pages, students could create text for the illustrations.
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