Science
All about Stegosaurus, Diplodocus, Ankylosaurus, Brontosaurs, Compsognathus, Teratosaurus, Anatosaurus, Ornithomimus, Brachiosaurus, Pentaceratops, Tyrannosaurus

Summary:

This book was dinosaurs, it showed how to pronounce the names of the dinosaurs correctly, and told what they ate.

Personal Reaction:

I think every little boy has a fascination with dinosaurs. I haven’t proved my theory but I believe it’s genetic.

Classroom Extension Ideas:

1. Have the class draw their favorite dinosaur.
2. Have the children write a story about the dinosaur they drew.

I loved the pronunciation guide. That is this book's strength. The problem with it is that it's dated- we've learned rather a lot about dinosaurs and their extinction since 1974. It was fun to read with a five year old dino maven-

I read "Dinosaurs lived everywhere for a long time. Then they died. Nobody knows why."

Then I asked him if he thought this was true, and he was delighted to explain the meteor to me. In the hands of a dinosaur-savvy person, this is a good exploration of how knowledge changes over time. ( )

Very simple and repetitive. Good for veerrryyy low readers. Some of the information made me laugh (brontosaurus is no longer called brontosaurus and was ruled to more accurately be called the apatosaurus in 1903/04, the brachiosaurus was most likely not a water dweller - I'm just grateful they didn't call any plesiosaurs or pterasaurs dinosaurs), but at least it didn't cling to all the iconic species and introduced some rather obscure species (pentaceratops, teratosaurus and some others). ( )

Dinosaur Time is a wonderful "I can read" level 1 book that Pre K to first graders would enjoy. It gives lots and lots of information about dinosaurs including how to pronounce the names of various dinosaurs for example a Pentaceratops ( pen-tuh-SARE-ah-tops), as well what they like to eat. ( )