Description
About the book. The Dinosaur Book takes the reader back to the animals that lived on Earth long before humans. Lonely Planet Kids follows dinosaurs from different parts of the world and also includes flying reptiles and marine reptiles. Illustrations and photographs provide a varied encounter with prehistoric wildlife in this hardback book of 184 pages.
Content. The chapters are organized geographically and present animals on individual pages or spreads. The reader encounters, among others, Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops from North America, large sauropods from South America, and feathered dinosaurs from Asia. The book also looks at the history of dinosaur research, from the first identifications in the 1800s to the competition over fossil finds and changing ideas about what these animals looked like.
Who is this book suitable for? For children who want to read more about dinosaurs and compare species, discovery sites, and ways of life. The book combines animal spreads with the story of how this knowledge came to be. This is the 2021 edition, with English text suitable for reading together with an adult. The many images offer several ways into the same topic and can be used to find an animal the child wants to explore further.
Read together and discover more. Read together with an adult who can help with English words, and let the child choose a topic to explore further. Take one spread at a time, and allow time to study the images before moving on in the text. Talk about similarities and differences between what you see, and connect the reading to something the child already knows. Flip back to favorite pages and find a new detail or question to explore further. A short reading session can spark many conversations, especially when the child gets to point out what sparks their curiosity. Feel free to use a map or another book alongside it to place a location or topic in a larger context. Alternate between reading aloud and describing the illustrations in Norwegian, so that new English terms become easier to understand.
About the edition. English book, published 2021. 184 pages. ISBN 9781838694647.
