If the Dinosaurs Came Back [Hardcover]

Bernard Most (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 1995 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

In this delightful book, a small boy imagines a world where dinosaurs perform public services. “Bold lines accentuate imaginative, humorous ideas. A natural for student response: students formulate their own outcomes about what would happen if the dinosaurs returned. An overwhelming favorite in the early grades.”-The Reading Teacher

Editorial Reviews

Review

Judging from revent juvenile book lists dinosaurs have come back, but here that's just the dream of a kid who imagines a line of newspaper-reading commuters being carried to work on a docile giant's back. . . or a crested one replacing a lawnmower. . . a tall one serving as a ladder. . . triceratops plowing fields with his horns. . . allosaurs chopping down trees with their teeth. . . and so on. There are many more instances of dinosaurs' imagined usefulness, and on the last page Most gives the names for the 23 different ones he has pictured. The whole idea proves less than fertile as we move from one example to another, none of them especially witty, but other dinosaur enthusiasts might be induced to join the game with job assignments of their own. And no doubt there are earnest upbringers among us who will approve the tameness and productivity of these domesticated beasts. (Kirkus Reviews )

About the Author

BERNARD MOST has written and illustrated many popular children's books, including The Cow That Went OINK, If the Dinosaurs Came Back, How Big Were the Dinosaurs?, Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs?, and Where to Look for a Dinosaur. He lives in New York.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books (October 31, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152003800
• ISBN-13: 978-0152003807
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,744,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Imagination Fun!, September 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: If the Dinosaurs Came Back (Paperback)

This is a great book for young children. It brings to life the ideas that probably float around in the heads of many youngsters. As a teacher I have used it to peak students imaginations to produce our own class books about what could happen if dinosaurs came back.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story!, December 8, 2009

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J. R. Horowitz "Mom and Teacher" (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If the Dinosaurs Came Back (Paperback)

I read this book to my nephews for years when they went through their dinosaur obsession stage. Now my son is four and on the same stage...dreaming about dinosaurs, talking about them day and night. The book captures the fascination that children have with dinosaurs. It's funny and creative and bound to become a classic.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A unique dinosaur book, May 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: If the Dinosaurs Came Back (Hardcover)

My son loves this book about dinosaurs. It gives a unique perspective on what dinosaurs could help us do if they came back now. The back page lists many different types of dinosaurs with line drawings of them and their names. This miniature sized book makes it great for travel.