Quiet on Account of Dinosaur [Hardcover]

Jane Thayer (Author), Seymour Fleishman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1964

The dinosaur Mary Ann finds has trouble adjusting to the noise of the twentieth century.

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A dinosaur, accustomed to the peaceful, natural noises of his past, finds the modern world too noisy and frightening. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company; Children's Choice Book Club edition (February 1964)
• ISBN-10: 0688316328
• ISBN-13: 978-0688316327
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,400,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars What would YOU do if you found the last dinosaur?, July 4, 2010

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This review is from: Quiet on Account of Dinosaur (Paperback)

Mary Ann loves dinosaurs, so when she saw a suspicious tail-like thing sticking out of a cave, she needed to give it a couple of yanks.

Ding, ding.

And with this, "I have found a dinosaur!," the last one left in the world.

And what would you do if you were a third grader? Why, you'd take it to school! And name it, Dandy!

But Dandy is afraid of all the modern noises and commotion that didn't occur 60 million years ago.

"So the children made a sign, which they put in front of school. It said, QUIET on account of dinosaur."

This is a very cute book, of a great adventure, written by Jane Thayer and illustrated by Seymour Fleishman.