Dinosaur's Day

by Ruth Thomson

Book Overview

Combine DK's highly successful Eyewitness approach with engaging and easy-to-read stories and you'll have a series of books guaranteed to capture and delight the imagination of any child. Each level is intended to help develop reading skills and general knowledge to build a lifelong love of reading. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these colorful books use evocative illustrations and breathtaking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078946635X
• ISBN13: 9780789466358
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Well-written, concept-driven, accurate, age-appropriate dinosaur book for young children

I've read over 30 dinosaur books aimed at young children. This is one of the best-written. That's because it avoids misleading statements and dull statistical facts. Instead, it emphasizes behavior, adaptations, and the broader ecological context. The book presents a pleasant narrative telling the day in the life of a Tricerotops. The sentences are simple, designed for beginning readers but nonetheless interesting. "...I spend all day eating plants. I snip off leaves and twigs with my sharp beak. I live in a group called a herd. We keep watch for fierce dinosaurs..." Along the way, the narrator mentions several other dinosaurs, each pictured and named by genus: * Ornithomimus * Edmontosaurus * Pachycephalosaurus * Parasaurolophus * Ankylosaurus And of course Tyrannosaurus, who is the villain of the piece. About a third of the story is devoted to an attack by this predator. The Tricerotops successfully fights him off, and nobody gets killed. The story should please most kids between the ages of 3 and 6 years. The book's weak point is it's illustrations. The book relies heavily on photographs of models--models which are often posed against a plain white background. The results feel rather lifeless. The few human-illustrated pages in the book appear to come from different stock sources (i.e., they aren't by the same illustrator). Ruth Thomson's clear and dramatic writing deserve better visual support. - Parenting Science

Well-written, concept-driven, accurate, age-appropriate dinosaur book for young children

I've read over 30 dinosaur books aimed at young children. This is one of the best-written. That's because it avoids misleading statements and dull statistical facts. Instead, it emphasizes behavior, adaptations, and the broader ecological context. The book presents a pleasant narrative telling the day in the life of a Tricerotops. The sentences are simple, designed for beginning readers but nonetheless interesting. "...I spend all day eating plants. I snip off leaves and twigs with my sharp beak. I live in a group called a herd. We keep watch for fierce dinosaurs..." Along the way, the narrator mentions several other dinosaurs, each pictured and named by genus: * Ornithomimus * Edmontosaurus * Pachycephalosaurus * Parasaurolophus * Ankylosaurus And of course Tyrannosaurus, who is the villain of the piece. About a third of the story is devoted to an attack by this predator. The Tricerotops successfully fights him off, and nobody gets killed. The story should please most kids between the ages of 3 and 6 years. The book's weak point is it's illustrations. The book relies heavily on photographs of models--models which are often posed against a plain white background. The results feel rather lifeless. The few human-illustrated pages in the book appear to come from different stock sources (i.e., they aren't by the same illustrator). Ruth Thomson's clear and dramatic writing deserve better visual support.

Great for youg dino-lovers

Our son is actually enjoying learning to read with this one.

My son loves this book!

My son is dyslexic and finding books of interest to help him learn to read is hard. He loves dinosaurs and the pictures in this book are realistic. The text is 1st grade level (a little challenging for him)but he wants to try to read this one every night. Great choice for all young dino crazed readers.