Nonfiction Monday: Dinosaurs in Your Backyard
A big box of books arrived on my doorstep a couple of weeks ago. Among a new poetry book by Lee Bennett Hopkins, the sequel to The Library Mouse, and others was a new nonfiction book on dinosaurs. What is it about dinosuars that children love the subject so?
Dinosaurs in Your Backyard The Coolest, Scariest Creatures Ever Found in the USA is written by Hugh Brewster and illustrated by Alan Barnard. The book is chock full of interesting facts about dinosaurs only found on the North American continent.
Did you know that more than 85 different kinds of dinosaurs have been found in North America? Do you know what New England state has fossilized footprints called Eubrontes? (Connecticut) Have you heard of the Gorgosaurus? This dinosaur matched the viciousness of T.rex. The book details many dinosaurs from the sea monster types to the bird types.
The book has a nice combination of text, illustrations, charts, and photos. Bernard’s illustrations draws the reader along with the photos of the fossils and skeletons from a variety of Canadian museums.
The book includes a timeline, a pronunciation guide (I need that), glossary and index. A bonus is a listing of where readers can visit to see dinosaurs. Plan your summer trip now. Dinosaur books never sit on the shelves for any length of time. They do not collect dust. Neither will this one.
Title: Dinosaurs in Your Backyard The Coolest, Scariest Creatures Ever Found in the USA
Author: Hugh Brewster
Date Published: 2009
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Dinosaur lovers of all ages
Publisher: Abrams Books
ISBN: 978-0-8109-7099-1
Source of Book: Sent by publisher.
Pam at Mother Reader is rounding up the nonfiction today.
Happy Reading.
MsMac
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 am
My boys were digging for dinosaur bones in our backyard just yesterday. I need to get this book! Thanks for the review.