Week 6 – Animals Long Ago

Below are some of the many books about Ancient Animals you can check out with your Leon County Public Library card. Find these and many more at http://www.leoncountylibrary.org. Be sure to ask your librarian if you need any help or want more suggestions!

📚📚 Picture Books & Easy Readers 📚📚

Chick-o-Saurus Rex by Lenore & Daniel Jennewein Little Chick does not feel very brave and mighty until he learns that he is descended from the fierce Rex.

Counting Dinos by Eric Pinder; pictures by Junissa Bianda Rodrigo the Ankylosaurus and his dinosaur friends explore their prehistoric world as they count from one to ten.

The Dinosaur Expert by Margaret McNamara; illustrated by G. Brian Karas Future scientist Kimmy eagerly shares information about dinosaurs during a school field trip until classmate Jake tells her "girls aren't scientists," but Mr. Tiffin sets her straight.

Dinosaur Roar! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland Illustrations and rhyming text present all kinds of dinosaurs, including ones that are sweet, grumpy, spiky, or lumpy.

Dinosaurs Discovered by Dean R. Lomax Introduces dinosaurs, describing where they lived, what they ate, and how humans uncover more information about them.

Duck, Duck, Dinosaur : Spring Smiles by Kallie George; illustrated by Oriol Vidal On a sunny springtime day, siblings Feather, Flap, and Spike set out to explore the many flowers, leaves, and seeds outside, but their day is complicated by Spike's dino-sized sneezes.

How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe? by Jane Yolen; illustrated by Mark Teague A young dinosaur takes precautions in order to stay safe throughout the day, both at home and at play. Series: How Do Dinosaurs…? series

How To Be a T. Rex by Ryan North; illustrated by Mike Lowery Tyrannosaurus Rex enthusiast Sal transforms herself into an uncontrollable T. Rex, partly because her brother said it would be impossible, but soon discovers the downsides of always being fierce.

I Dreamt I Was a Dinosaur written by Stella Blackstone; illustrated by Clare Beaton A child dreams of being one dinosaur among many.

📚📚 Junior Fiction 📚📚

Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time written and illustrated by James Gurney In 1862, after being shipwrecked in uncharted seas, Professor Arthur Denison and his twelve-year-old son Will find themselves washed up on a strange island where people and dinosaurs live together peacefully.

Dinosaur Trouble by Dick King-Smith; illustrated by Nick Bruel Young dinosaurs Nosy, a pterodactyl, and Banty, an apatosaurus, become friends, despite their parents' prejudices.

Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs. Series: Magic Tree House

How To Tame a by Will Dare With the help of his friends Sam and Abi and his trusty Dino Cowboy Diary, Josh dreams of roping a wild Triceratops and maybe become the next great Dino Rider. Series: Dino Riders

Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst; illustrated by Lane Smith Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's.

Tyrannosaurus Wrecks by Stuart Gibbs The local police prove unhelpful when a 500-pound dinosaur skull vanishes from a secret excavation on Sage's family's ranch, so Teddy and his friends conduct their own investigation.

Z. Rex by Steve Cole From Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Edinburgh, Scotland, thirteen-year-old Adam Adlar must elude police while being hunted by a dinosaur come-to-life from a virtual reality game invented by his father, who has gone missing.

📚📚 Junior Nonfiction 📚📚

1,000 Facts About Dinosaurs, Fossils, and Prehistoric Life by Patricia Daniels From dinosaurs like and Giganotosaurus that ruled the land to the mammoths and giant sloths that followed them, discover all you have ever wanted to know about dinosaurs, fossils, and prehistoric life.

Did You Know?: Dinosaur by Nicholas St. Fleur Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200 questions about dinosaurs in DK's newest dinosaur encyclopedia for kids.

Dinosaur Feathers by Dennis Nolan A rhyming, nonfiction picture book about how dinosaurs evolved into birds.

Dinosaurs : Riveting Reads for Curious Kids by Dougal Dixon Do you know why there were more days in the year in dinosaur times? How many hours it can take to excavate a dinosaur fossil? Step back in time and find out all the facts in this awe-inspiring black-and-white chapter book about the prehistoric world and the amazing creatures that once roamed Earth.

Super Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Chris Barker An informative text provides readers with facts about dinosaurs.

Weird But True! Dinosaurs: 300 Dino-mite Facts to Sink Your Teeth Into Calling all dino dynamos! Get ready to devour wacky wonders, facts, stats, and trivia about all things dinosaur.

Where on Earth? : Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life written by Chris Barker and Darren Naish Part of the best-selling What's Where on Earth series, this atlas is packed with maps of early Earth and more than 50 profiles of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.

**Book descriptions from or modified from library catalog.