Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: How Do Dinosaurs.
Dogs are a dinosaur's best friend!
Anyone who loves dogs will be highly entertained when America’s favorite little dinosaurs learn how to take care of their muddy pups and handsome hounds. From bathing and feeding to walking and tossing balls, riotous fun ensues as youngsters learn patience and gentleness while sharing time with their beloved pets. From the bestselling duo, Yolen and Teague, this is the perfect gift for little dinosaurs (or big ones!) who cherish their dog or will soon have a furry new best friend in the house.
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Jane Yolen has written more than two hundred books for children and adults, including the Caldecott Medal winner, Owl Moon (illustrated by John Schoenherr). How Do Dinsosaurs Say Good Night? and its companions have sold millions of copies and are international bestsellers. She lives in western Massachusetts and St. Andrews, Scotland.
Mark Teague has delighted young readers with more than twenty picture books, many of which he has written himself, including the prize-winning LaRue series and his novel, The Doom Machine. He lives in New York State with his wife and two daughters.
Product Details
Reading level: Ages 3 and up
Board book: 14 pages
Publisher: The Blue Sky Press; Brdbk edition (January 1, 2010)
Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. Active in several organizations, Yolen has been on the Board of Directors of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America from 1986 to 1988, is on the editorial board of several magazines, and was a founding member of the Western New England Storytellers Guild, the Western Massachusetts Illustrators Guild, and the Bay State Writers Guild. For twenty years, she ran a monthly writer's workshop for new children's book authors. In 1980, when Yolen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by Our Lady of the Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts, the citation recognized that "throughout her writing career she has remained true to her primary source of inspiration--folk culture." Folklore is the "perfect second skin," writes Yolen. "From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world." Folklore, she believes, is the universal human language, a language that children instinctively feel in their hearts. All of Yolen's stories and poems are somehow rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate papercut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding. Yolen's graceful rhythms and outrageous rhymes have been gathered in numerous collections. She has earned many awards over the years: the Regina Medal, the Kerlan Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Society of Children's Book Writers Award, the Mythopoetic Society's Aslan Award, the Christopher Medal, the Boy's Club Jr. Book Award, the Garden State Children's Book Award, the Daedalus Award, a number of Parents' Choice Magazine Awards, and many more. Her books and stories have been translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Afrikaans, !Xhosa, Portuguese, and Braille. With a versatility that has led her to be called "America's Hans Christian Andersen," Yolen, the child of two writers, is a gifted and natural storyteller. Perhaps the best explanation for her outstanding accomplishments comes from Jane Yolen herself: "I don't care whether the story is real or fantastical. I tell the story that needs to be told."
This review is from: How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs? (Board book)
Just got this one in the mail the other day to complete our how do dinosaurs collection. We have all 10 now; we really enjoy this one. It flows well and follows the same format as most of the others; starting off asking do dinosaurs do this and this, things that are funny and ridiculous, followed by NO! They do this and this, great way to teach young children how to love their animals.
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This review is from: How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs? (Board book)
Our twin daughters were about 1 1/2 when we got them this book and they still like it at a few months past 3 years old. They are into the usual girly stuff but dragons and dinosaurs top the list, so we bought this book for the dinosaur aspect. I like the cadence and rhyming and the lesson taught though I think that still goes over their head a little but we do have two dogs and two cats and hope this will sink in a little. We would like to get more of the "How Do Dinosaurs..." books but we don't want to put all our eggs in one basket, I think any of these books would be a winner. If you've dinosaur addicts like I do, add this one to your dinosaur book collection.
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