Bibliography for Dinosaurs
FICTION BOOKS
1. Dinosaur: Two of a Kind, Judy Katschke, Disney
Press, 2000.
This is a first reader book about Aladar
from the movie Dinosaur and his friend.
Pre-K-3rd
2. Can I Have a Stegosaurs Mom? Lois G. Grambling,
BridgeWater Books, 1995.
This book is about a boy who wants a stegosaurus
for a house pet, beautiful pictures.
PreK-1st
3. The Field Mouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue, Jan
Wahl, Cartwheel Books, 2000.
This story is about a cute little mouse that
describes his adventures living in a dinosaur museum. 1st grade and up.
4. Aladar’s Story, Kathleen Zoefeld, Disney Press, 2000.
This is another story about Aladar from the Disney
movie, excellent pictures.
Pre-K-3rd
5. A Night in the Dinosaur Graveyard, A.J. Wood, Templar,
1994.
This book is a prehistoric ghost story with nine spooky
holograms.
1st-3rd
6. Dinosaur World, Christoher Santoro, Random House, 1997.
A very colorful story that describes a man’s journey
through time as he also provides facts. This
book has over 70 flaps children can search through.
K-3rd
7. Buster’s Dino Dilemma, Marc Brown, Little, Brown
and Company, 1998.
Arthur and Buster go on a dinosaur adventure.
This is a chapter book good for 1st-3rd grades.
8. Dinosaur Roar, Paul and Henrietta Stickland, Dutton
Children’s Book, 1997.
This is a board book that uses dinosaurs
to describe opposites. This is a good book for very
young children with special needs.
9. I Love Dinosaurs, Michael Berenstain’s, Golden Books,
1996.
This book has four stories in one, which provides
some factual information with pictures that
are very cartoon like. 1st –3rd
10. Dinofours, Steve Metzgar, Cartwheel Books, 1997.
This story talks about the procedure
for a fire drill at the dinosaur’s school.
PreK-1st
11. The Lost World, Jennifer Dussling, Grosset & Dunlap,
1997.
This is a chapter book based on the movie The Lost World. The appropriate
age group would
be 2nd and 3rd graders.
12. The Magic School Bus: In The Time of Dinosaurs, Joanna
Cole, Scholastic Inc., 1994.
This book is based on the same show. The Magic School Bus travels back
in time to visit the
dinosaurs. 1st-3rd
13. Curious George and The Dinosaur, Margret Rey, Houghton
Mifflin, 1989.
Curious George goes to the dinosaur museum. George gets in trouble
for climbing the dinosaurs.
PreK-1st
14. Danny and the Dinosaur, Syd Hoff, HarperFestival, 1958.
This is a classic story about a boy and a dinosaur that he wants to keep
as a pet. The dinosaur
explains why the museum is his home. PreK-1st
15. How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? Jane Yolen, Random
House, 1999.
A very sweet story about how different types of dinosaurs might say goodnight
to their parents.
PreK-1st
NON-FICTION BOOKS
1. Walking With Dinosaurs: Photo Journal, Stephen Cole,
Dorling Kindersley, 2000.
This is a DK book, which gives facts on dinosaurs and lets the children discover
different climates
that dinosaurs live in. K-3rd
2. Searching for Velociraptor, Lowell Dingus, HarperCollins,
1996.
This book only talks about this particular dinosaur and shows archeologists
tools and on site
pictures from other dinosaur digs. K-3rd
3. Hunt for the Past: My Life as an Explorer, Sue Hendrickson,
Cartwheel Books, 2001.
This is the story of Sue Hendrickson, the women who discovered “SUE.”
This is a chapter
book, great for 1st-3rd grades.
4. The Reign of the Dinosaurs, Jean-Guy Michard, Discovery,
1992.
This is not a book children could read easily but contains many great pictures
of fossils and
dinosaur digs. K and up.
5. Dinosaurs, Peter Zallinger, Random House, 1977.
Dinosaurs have cartooned like pictures but gives facts one many different
types of dinosaurs,
fossils, and where they used to live. K-2nd
6. Learn About Dinosaurs, Leap Frog, 1990.
This is a small book, which gives a short definition on 10 dinosaurs along
with a picture.
PreK-K
7. Dinosaurs, Gail Gibbons, Scholastic Inc., 1987.
This is a cartoon pictured book that gives definitions and facts on an assortment
of dinosaurs.
K-1st
8. Glow-in-the-Dark Dinosaur Skeletons, Annie Ingle, Random
House, 1993.
This is a glow-in-the-dark book. When holding the book in a dark room
a child will be able
to observe the skeletons of the dinosaurs. K-3rd
9. How Tough Was a Tyrannosaurus: Fascinating Facts, Paul C. Sereno, Grosset
& Dunlap, 1989.
This book addresses question specific to T-Rex like what food he ate, where
he lived, and who
were his enemies. K-2rd
10. Fascinating Facts: Dinosaurs, (Encyclopedia Britannica), Publications
International, LTD., 1992.
This book is an encyclopedia on dinosaurs that entails people who have discovered
dinosaurs,
where they were found, and what their traits were. 1st and up.
11. The Child’s World Series (15 books in all), Janet Riehecky, Child’s World,
195This is a series of 15 books. Each book investigates in great detail
on individual dinosaurs covering all aspects of them. 1st and up.
12. Know It All Dinosaur, Jay Johnson, McClanahan Books Company, 1999.
This dinosaur books gives age appropriate definitions,
where dinosaurs lived (with a map), and
what they eat. 1st & 2nd grades
13. National Geographic Dinosaurs, Paul Barrett, National Geographic, 1999.
This is one of many magazines from National Geographic on dinosaurs but a
teacher needs
to be careful, sometimes other articles and pictures are inappropriate for
children. 2nd and higher.
14. Time Traveler, Michael Novacek, HarperCollins, 2000.
This story travels back in time to address questions a
little boy has about dinosaurs. 1st-3rd
15. Dinosaurs: Big & Small, Kathleen
Zoehfed, Disney Press, 2000.
This is another book from the movie Dinosaur that compares sizes of the dinosaurs.
It is very colorful with realistic pictures. 1st – 3rd
