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Dinosaurs Galore!

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Especially recommended for school and community library collections, Dinosaurs Galore! combines the colorful and charming illustrations of David Wojtowycz with the rhythmic and rhyming text of Giles Andreae to engage young readers ages 3 to 7 with a picturebook approach to the daily lives of the great dinosaurs. As the sun lights the horizon,/and the mist begins to clear,/what shapes do you begin to see;/what noises do you hear?//Perhaps you'll see a swishing tail,/huge footprints, or a beak./I think I heard a distant roar.../and did you hear that shriek?//Some of them have huge long necks,/and some have giant jaws./So let's go to the swampland,/and meet the dinosaurs!

We checked this book out at the library, then ended up buying it because my 2 year and 4 year olds really loved it. Colorful illustrations! The story keeps their attention throughout the entire book. Great book for your little dinosour lovers.

Found this book a couple of years ago at our local library. This was the first book about dinosaurs that I had ever read to my daughter (now 4 1/2 years old). She liked it so much, we bought one for our home library. It has very cute and colorful illustrations and the rhyming words about the different kinds of dinosaurs are fun. You get a chance to follow a baby Diplodocus from the beginning of the book (as he hatches from the egg) to the end of the book (as he finally gets to snuggle with his Mama). My daughter enjoyed finding him (a small pink dinosaur) on each page (hiding behind trees, rocks, plants, swimming in the water, and trying his best to get out of the way of the other dinosaurs). I really believe this book stimulated her interest in dinosaurs and we've since bought several other books about dinosaurs.

My daughter and I enjoy Andreae's books and this is no exception. She is two and a half and love dinosaurs, so this was a big hit. It's got good pictures and fun rhymes. A good read.

We had to buy this book for our 2-year-old son. The library only lets you keep books so long and someone kept demanding it. :-)

As a parent you'll appreciate the pronunciation next to all the dinosaur names! It's a very enjoyable book. It's not as much of a story/plot as it is a little rhyming description of each dinosaur... But still very interesting to our son.

These books are wonderful! Great illustrations! Very informational as well with nice rhyming. Has phonemic spelling of all dinosaur names as well which really helps!