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Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones

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This was my two-year-old's favorite book; for some time he and it were inseparable. Bold, simple illustrations on bright backgrounds make a terrific fist visual introduction to the process dinosaur bones undergo for extraction, study, and display. Thanks to this book, mine was the only toddler in his peer group who could identify a paleontologist and explain what one des. Inspired by the story, to this day one of his favorite games is to "dig" for imaginary dinosaur bones in the sand, "wrap" them, pack them in "crates," load them on the "truck" (his stroller), and transport them to the "museum" (our living room), where they are unloaded, assembled into "skeletons," and carefully studied for the remainder of the day.

Byron Barton's "Bones, Bones..." has the simple, inevitable story line that my son loves, plus the building up of the dinosaur image from the bones found in an archeological expedition. For any dinosaur kid who is at the developmental stage of building up from the pieces - seeing the bones uncovered, packed, transported and unpacked before assembly into a dino skeleton (T Rex, of course) is a daily delight.

It is a simple story, though, so choose for younger readers.

This is one of a handful of books that we read over and over and over. My son LOVES this book. It is so simple and accessible for small children but explains exactly what a paleontologist does with only the words it needs. The simple, bold and bright illustrations are practically mesmerizing as well.

We read this for a dinosaur unit study. Very informative at a easy to understand level.

My five year old daughter specifically asked for this book as a Christmas gift after checking it out at the library during the summer; it made a huge impression! The simple text and vibrant illustrations are perfect for young children.

Working in a museum and telling the story time there this is a GREAT book to cover just what a palaeontologist does!

"Bones. Bones. We look for the bones. We look for the bones of dinosaurs."

This cute little book is about paleontologists, though (thankfully) that word isn't used in it. It's brightly colored, with simple illustrations, and an interesting theme. It probably cannot be read by your little reader, or at least not the page that lists eight dinosaurs, unless they can sound out words like "thecodontosaurus."

Nonetheless, it is a cute book, and if your little one is interesting in dinosaurs and dinosaur fossils, then he or she will probably like this book.