DK Readers L0: Meet the Dinosaurs

by Penny Smith

The bestselling DK Readers series has a fresh new look featuring redesigned jackets and interiors, and up-to-date vocabulary throughout. In DK Readers , stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories, creating a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these captivating books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade four. With DK Readers , children learn to read — then read to learn!

Genres: Dinosaurs, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Childrens, Science, Storytime

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Acton]

(Bodhi) This story is about dinosaurs and how they acted. It was really good. It will teach you about dinosaurs.

(Sam) This book is about dinosaurs. It is cool how they used the words "here is" instead of just "this is" to introduce each new dinosaur.

[Amanda]

Meet the Dinosaurs
Summary
This is an informational text about different types of dinosaurs. It uses large text for early readers and the long dinosaur names are spelled out underneath so that young readers can pronounce them.

Evaluation
I like this book because it allows young readers to read about a topic they are passionate about. Since it has large text and spelled out words, students are able to start to enjoy reading from a young age.

Teaching Idea
I would use this in a reading lesson on descriptive words. When it describes each dinosaur is lists a different adjective that young readers might not have heard before.

[Sydney Holton]

Summary
This informational text, teaches children about different types of dinosaurs. The images are engaging for children, and the long names are separated with dashes to help students sound out the words.

Evaluation
I believe this informational text would be perfect for lower grade level students. The images of dinosaurs would grasp students' interest, and the size of the text would be easy for beginning readers.

Teaching Ideas
I would use this book in my classroom during a science lesson about dinosaurs. I would easily be able to use it during a cross curriculum lesson between science and reading.

[Amy Davis]

Short and simple, boring for me but perfect for a first reader which is really the point.

[Lynn]

I enjoyed sharing this book with my son, and having him read it to me. It was an excellent pace for his reading level, and thanks to the "Dinosaur Train" he knew how to pronouce most of the dinosaur names. If you have a child who loves dinosaurs and is beginning to read, this is an excellent book for them.

[Michael]

I know there is debate about whether these I can read it books are quality children s literature but this book is a good informational book as well as a good book for younger children interested in dinosaurs.

[Matthew Mealer]

Interesting book about dinosaurs. Kids may be interested in it. I do like how this book uses arrows to point out what the key word in the sentence is actually talking about in the picture. (Claw ----> points to a picture of a claw)

Second Grade

[Mariah]

This is a great book to get students to start reading. If a beginning reader is interested in dinosaurs then this would be a great book to have them read. The hard to pronounce dinosaur names are easy to sound out because they are written in the book exactly that way.

[Rhianna]

I love the book

I really liked the book it was as such a good book I read it again and again and this is coming from a 10year-old girl and I love it so. much I loved it SSSOOO MMMUUUUUCCCHH!

[Alison]

This is a very informative book about dinosaurs. It has wonderful pictures and information that aid in the understanding of what dinosaurs are and what they looked like. I would like to use this book for research purposes for research projects.

[Emma Higley]

Quite information heavy, but this is a great book for children who love dinosaurs! There are lots of dinosaur species children would not normally come across, and so this is great for project work or exploring new things?

[Datoria]

This is good easy reader. It is a fact book that students can read themselves.

[Elizabeth S]

Good introduction to dinosaurs for an early reader. You meet a hand-full of dinosaurs, learn how to pronounce their names, and one or two interesting facts about each.

[Stacy]

Meet the dinosaurs and learn about them. This is a good book to read to help children learn how to read. I would highly recommend it for dinosaur lovers everywhere!

[Teacher.]

Perfect for preschoolers, 12 dinosaurs are introduced with one or two facts for each creature. The illustrations are detailed and easily recognizable. My preschooler loves this one!