A glimpse into the relationship between a father and son as they go on a fishing trip before dawn to secure food for the day.

Scientific information on dinosaurs, for children who recognize familiar words and sound out new words with help.

This book talks about young dinosaur babies from the time they were eggs all the way to what happens when they get older.
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I enjoyed this book because it focuses on characteristics and behavior of baby dinosaurs. The concepts discussed are informational and the illustrations that are evident add to a great book in the sense that they give relevance to the reader's personal experiences or life itself. For example, when the author mentions dinosaur eggs, he exclaims, "The smallest was only as big as a quarter." The illustrator drew a quarter and a dinosaur egg side by side as a way of connecting to the author's words. He did the same with a football and a bigger egg when the author wrote, "The biggest was about the size of a football!" These realistic visuals allow the reader to grasp the significance of the message being portrayed by relating the quarter and football to personal encounters. Another aspect of the book I enjoy is how the author puts the dinosaur name, along with the pronunciation, beside the illustrations of each type of dinosaur. Some examples are "Tyrannosaurus (tie-RAN-uh-SOR-us)" and "Deinonychus (die-NON-ee-kus)." This is helpful when understanding the importance of each dinosaur simply because knowing the names of them is useful. Readers can also make connections and/or point out similarities and differences of the dinosaurs. Overall, the informational aspect of this book is beneficial in a way that engages readers through its illustrations and word choice. ( )

I liked this book because it wasn't too detailed but gave a baseline of simple information for young kids learning/reading about dinosaurs. It was an easy read for beginners and had illustrations that were easily identifiable. I also liked how with each picture of a new dinosaur, the book gave the name and in parenthesis the pronunciation of each animal. It helped add to the informational side of the text. The message of this book was to help give children a baseline understanding of dinosaurs, how they raise their babies, and a brief example of different types of dinosaurs. This book is historical fiction and does include parts that show that there is no certainty of if it is correct or not seeing as how no one lived with dinosaurs. The book starts off with the lines "Squeak! Squeak! Is that the sound of a baby dinosaur calling to its mother? Nobody knows. Nobody has ever heard a baby dinosaur. Nobody has ever seen one." From then it describes how finding fossils and different artifacts has taught us the things we know about dinosaurs today. ( )