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Roar: A Dinosaur Tour
Discover the different types of dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth in this simplistic and vibrantly illustrated picture book perfect for young nonfiction readers.
A long, long time ago, dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Some were big, and some were little. Some were fast, and some were slow. Some lived alone, and some lived together. They are gone now, but you can still see their bones at museums all around the world.
Simple text and bold, vibrant illustrations take young explorers on a tour through the time of the dinosaurs.
Don't Miss More from Michael Paul in A Shark Romp !
A long, long time ago, dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Some were big, and some were little. Some were fast, and some were slow. Some lived alone, and some lived together. They are gone now, but you can still see their bones at museums all around the world.
Simple text and bold, vibrant illustrations take young explorers on a tour through the time of the dinosaurs.
Don't Miss More from Michael Paul in A Shark Romp !
40 pages, Hardcover
Published April 17, 2018
About the author
Michael Paul
107 books4 followersBlessed in finding each other
later in life, Michael and Deb
together have six children and
three grandchildren.
Michael has written numerous
works of fiction and non-fiction.
Encouraged by his loving wife,
only recently has he decided to start
publishing his writing. Influenced
by historic inspirational writers and infused with an autobiographical
interpretation, Michael aspires to renew timeless messages for
today’s reader.
The Visitor is the first volume in a series of eight books which
together make up The Corvus Chronicles.
The Corvus Chronicles follow the struggles between the desires of
the flesh and the pull of the spirit while balancing the discord between
our external and internal selves. Together they form one story on a
journey of Love.
later in life, Michael and Deb
together have six children and
three grandchildren.
Michael has written numerous
works of fiction and non-fiction.
Encouraged by his loving wife,
only recently has he decided to start
publishing his writing. Influenced
by historic inspirational writers and infused with an autobiographical
interpretation, Michael aspires to renew timeless messages for
today’s reader.
The Visitor is the first volume in a series of eight books which
together make up The Corvus Chronicles.
The Corvus Chronicles follow the struggles between the desires of
the flesh and the pull of the spirit while balancing the discord between
our external and internal selves. Together they form one story on a
journey of Love.
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May 2, 2018
Richie’s Picks: ROAR: A DINOSAUR TOUR by Michael Paul, Crown BFYR, April 2018, 40p., ISBN: 978-1-5247-6698-6
“A vegetarian from the start,
she gobbled only greens.
She wasn’t good at running
or at making awkward scenes.
Her bones were bone and keratin,
her teeth not meant to bite.
So when she met a hungry Rex
she ofttimes lost the fight.”
-- Jane Yolen, “Tricera Blew Her Top” from LAST LAUGHS: PREHISTORIC EPITAPHS (2017)
“Millions of years ago, dinosaurs walked the Earth. There were many kinds of dinosaurs”
A couple of weeks ago, while on a trip back east, I visited the dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History. It was the first that I’d gotten to see the 122 foot-long Titanosaur, which has only been on exhibit for a couple of years. Other skeletons, I’ve seen repeatedly, beginning back in the Sixties, during an elementary school field trip there.
I’m still very excited to go visit the dinosaurs.
My experience as an early childhood educator and parent was that lots of young kids love dinosaurs. So many four- and five-year-olds become enthusiastic experts at dinosaur identification, the long names sliding smoothly off of their little tongues.
These are the kids who will spend lots of time paging through ROAR: A DINOSAUR TOUR.
ROAR contains a colorful selection of dinosaur illustrations, accompanied by simple facts that help compare and contrast the various species: “Some kinds of dinosaurs lived alone… [picture of Pelorplites] while others lived together in a family [picture of a Corythosaurus family].
Eighteen dinosaurs are identified and illustrated. The front endpapers contain headshots of these eighteen, and provide a pronunciation of each name. The back endpapers display the same eighteen headshots, this time with the English translations of the Greek and Latin names. Perhaps school and public librarians can make some provision to prevent some of these endpaper headshots from being obscured by a mylar-covered and taped dust jacket.
On the copyright page, the author/illustrator includes a brief note about the broad variety of colors he had employed in illustrating the various species. He also acknowledges Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County for his expertise.
This is one that lots of young kids won’t be able to get enough of. I know this firsthand, having permanently surrendered my copy to my five year-old grandson.
ROAR will be an excellent classroom or library addition and will also make a great gift.
Richie Partington, MLIS
Richie's Picks http://richiespicks.pbworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/richiespicks/
richiepartington@gmail.com
“A vegetarian from the start,
she gobbled only greens.
She wasn’t good at running
or at making awkward scenes.
Her bones were bone and keratin,
her teeth not meant to bite.
So when she met a hungry Rex
she ofttimes lost the fight.”
-- Jane Yolen, “Tricera Blew Her Top” from LAST LAUGHS: PREHISTORIC EPITAPHS (2017)
“Millions of years ago, dinosaurs walked the Earth. There were many kinds of dinosaurs”
A couple of weeks ago, while on a trip back east, I visited the dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History. It was the first that I’d gotten to see the 122 foot-long Titanosaur, which has only been on exhibit for a couple of years. Other skeletons, I’ve seen repeatedly, beginning back in the Sixties, during an elementary school field trip there.
I’m still very excited to go visit the dinosaurs.
My experience as an early childhood educator and parent was that lots of young kids love dinosaurs. So many four- and five-year-olds become enthusiastic experts at dinosaur identification, the long names sliding smoothly off of their little tongues.
These are the kids who will spend lots of time paging through ROAR: A DINOSAUR TOUR.
ROAR contains a colorful selection of dinosaur illustrations, accompanied by simple facts that help compare and contrast the various species: “Some kinds of dinosaurs lived alone… [picture of Pelorplites] while others lived together in a family [picture of a Corythosaurus family].
Eighteen dinosaurs are identified and illustrated. The front endpapers contain headshots of these eighteen, and provide a pronunciation of each name. The back endpapers display the same eighteen headshots, this time with the English translations of the Greek and Latin names. Perhaps school and public librarians can make some provision to prevent some of these endpaper headshots from being obscured by a mylar-covered and taped dust jacket.
On the copyright page, the author/illustrator includes a brief note about the broad variety of colors he had employed in illustrating the various species. He also acknowledges Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County for his expertise.
This is one that lots of young kids won’t be able to get enough of. I know this firsthand, having permanently surrendered my copy to my five year-old grandson.
ROAR will be an excellent classroom or library addition and will also make a great gift.
Richie Partington, MLIS
Richie's Picks http://richiespicks.pbworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/richiespicks/
richiepartington@gmail.com
August 7, 2018
A short and simple picture book about dinosaurs. Perfect for storytime!
EDIT: kids LOVED it during storytime. Great ending story.
EDIT: kids LOVED it during storytime. Great ending story.
April 23, 2019
I read the full length not board book edition
This would be a good board book (and obviously is in that format). The larger size awkward. But good for the young kid who likes dinos. However, the cartoon illustrations might not be for all as they are "unreal" and "cute" Yet the colors keep your attention. No scientific information, just basic facts. No pronunciation key
This would be a good board book (and obviously is in that format). The larger size awkward. But good for the young kid who likes dinos. However, the cartoon illustrations might not be for all as they are "unreal" and "cute" Yet the colors keep your attention. No scientific information, just basic facts. No pronunciation key
April 24, 2018
Being accustomed to more subdued colors for dinosaurs, I found this picture book with its array of colors for those prehistoric creatures to be quite visually appealing. Although the book doesn't provide a lot of information about dinosaurs, it does exactly what its title promised--offering a sort of visual walking tour of them, starting with the kentrosaurus, and ending with the gigantosaurus. Readers meet dinosaurs representing a wide variation in sizes and shapes as well as seeing the different weapons they used. The final page concludes the book by reminding readers that while they can no longer see the dinosaurs in real life, many museums display their bones. I liked the end papers, which feature the heads of 18 different dinosaurs with their scientific names and how to pronounce them on the front end paper and a more common name for the dinosaur on the back set of end papers. The book provides a quick visual introduction to a topic that continues to fascinate most youngsters.
June 11, 2018
Cross-posted from Kiss the Book reviewer's personal blog
Roar : A Dinosaur Tour by Michael Paul. PICTURE BOOK Crown Books (Random House (Penguin)), 2018. $17. 9781524766986
EL(K-3) - ADVISABLE
There were lots of dinosaurs, and they are all very different. Some walk on two legs, other on four, some are big, some are small, some live alone, others in families. Now they live in museums.
I loved how the text didn't make you try to say all the dinosaur names, but you could if you wanted to because they were on the bottom of the page. A nice early introduction to the fascinating world of dinosaurs.
Lisa Librarian
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
Roar : A Dinosaur Tour by Michael Paul. PICTURE BOOK Crown Books (Random House (Penguin)), 2018. $17. 9781524766986
EL(K-3) - ADVISABLE
There were lots of dinosaurs, and they are all very different. Some walk on two legs, other on four, some are big, some are small, some live alone, others in families. Now they live in museums.
I loved how the text didn't make you try to say all the dinosaur names, but you could if you wanted to because they were on the bottom of the page. A nice early introduction to the fascinating world of dinosaurs.
Lisa Librarian
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
June 9, 2018
There were lots of dinosaurs, and they are all very different. Some walk on two legs, other on four, some are big, some are small, some live alone, others in families. Now they live in museums.
I loved how the text didn't make you try to say all the dinosaur names, but you could if you wanted to because they were on the bottom of the page. A nice early introduction to the fascinating world of dinosaurs.
Cross posted to http://kissthebook.blogspot.com CHECK IT OUT!
I loved how the text didn't make you try to say all the dinosaur names, but you could if you wanted to because they were on the bottom of the page. A nice early introduction to the fascinating world of dinosaurs.
Cross posted to http://kissthebook.blogspot.com CHECK IT OUT!
February 20, 2019
Short text and colorful illustrations made this a great pick for a dinosaur-themed nonfiction storytime. It went great with my toddler group, who were fascinated with the colors, as well as my preschool group, who loved learning the names of new dinosaurs (there are more than just the standard ones here).
Overall, a great addition. Would recommend.
Overall, a great addition. Would recommend.
June 9, 2023
My young hooman, who is now 3.75 years old really enjoyed this book.
"I liked that the book had comparisons, which I'm learning about now: small, big and enormous, fast and slow." - H
We also enjoyed the illustrations, which although simple, still conveyed a sense of enormity, or living as a family, or the force of fighting by butting heads lifting your feet off the ground.
Also, the front endpapers have the dinosaur's official / Latin? names with pronunciation, and the back endpapers have a modern English translation (At least that's what I think it was).
Ex "Carnotaurus" and "Meat-Eating Bull"
Finally, my Bubbe says that books that have the dinosaur name pronunciation on the first pages are much better than books that don't inform you that you've been mispronouncing them until halfway through.
"I liked that the book had comparisons, which I'm learning about now: small, big and enormous, fast and slow." - H
We also enjoyed the illustrations, which although simple, still conveyed a sense of enormity, or living as a family, or the force of fighting by butting heads lifting your feet off the ground.
Also, the front endpapers have the dinosaur's official / Latin? names with pronunciation, and the back endpapers have a modern English translation (At least that's what I think it was).
Ex "Carnotaurus" and "Meat-Eating Bull"
Finally, my Bubbe says that books that have the dinosaur name pronunciation on the first pages are much better than books that don't inform you that you've been mispronouncing them until halfway through.
June 26, 2018
"Roar: A Dinosaur Tour" is just what it says, a picture book about various dinosaurs and some of their habits. The information is related in a one line rhyme per page with the dinosaur portrayed in bright colors with the appropriate name given as well. The dinosaurs are shown in habitats that are appropriate to the time and location.
This is a very simple book with few facts and little detail in the images and is therefore a great book for very young archaeologists in the making. It's great for little readers because dinosaurs are a popular topic for preschool and primary aged children. The text is also very simple so this is a good book to give beginning readers to practice their skills.
This is a very simple book with few facts and little detail in the images and is therefore a great book for very young archaeologists in the making. It's great for little readers because dinosaurs are a popular topic for preschool and primary aged children. The text is also very simple so this is a good book to give beginning readers to practice their skills.
October 3, 2018
Audience: ages 2-5
Curriculum connections: dinosaurs, entertainment, adjectives, colors
This is a different kind of dinosaur book, offering information about herd behavior, movement, and sounds. There are several dinosaurs in this book that aren't often featured in your typical series, such as plateosaurus, corythosaurus, and supersaurus.
The end pages offer both the name of the dinosaurs as well as what those names mean (plateosaurus=flat lizard).
Young dinosaur enthusiasts will enjoy learning something a bit off the beaten track about these amazing animals.
Curriculum connections: dinosaurs, entertainment, adjectives, colors
This is a different kind of dinosaur book, offering information about herd behavior, movement, and sounds. There are several dinosaurs in this book that aren't often featured in your typical series, such as plateosaurus, corythosaurus, and supersaurus.
The end pages offer both the name of the dinosaurs as well as what those names mean (plateosaurus=flat lizard).
Young dinosaur enthusiasts will enjoy learning something a bit off the beaten track about these amazing animals.
April 26, 2018
For the dinosaur fan, this easy to read picture book introduces different types of dinosaurs by presetting characteristics that compare and contrast the beasts. End pages include the names of all the dinosaurs with a pronunciation guide. Bold graphic illustrations (less realistic) are used to capture the dino. There are lots of dino fans so add to your collections if you are working or living with one.
October 16, 2019
This is a very good, simple introduction to dinosaurs for the very young. It covers the basics, includes a few opposites and comparisons, and isn't too long. I like that these are real dinosaurs with names included (different from Dinosaur Opposites). It is essentially a factual book, but very, very simple.
April 17, 2018
Calling all dinosaur lovers. A well done dinosaur book, with simple text, hard to pronounce dinosaur names-thank goodness to the pronunciation guide in the front endpapers.
The illustrations are colorful and the back endpapers have more of the common names which are much easier to pronounce.
While the book is very good, there is really nothing new here.
The illustrations are colorful and the back endpapers have more of the common names which are much easier to pronounce.
While the book is very good, there is really nothing new here.
August 27, 2019
A simple, yet effective and enjoyable book on dinosaurs. This book is intended and appropriate for preschool-age kiddos who love dinosaurs. The end pages include pronunciation guides for readers. Illustrations are simple, colorful and not terrifying.
A very much needed addition to the plethora of dino info.
A very much needed addition to the plethora of dino info.
June 25, 2020
This is a simple facts only book describing dinosaurs on a very superficial level. Appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers, the pictures are big and bright and easily shared with a group. A good, but not exciting, addition to story time.
December 12, 2020
I loved this for my toddler. A great introduction into the names of dinosaurs. My toddler has just become obsessed and this gave the phonemic spelling of each of the main dinosaurs with very artist silhouette type drawings. Loved it.
September 11, 2025
Good book if your kid is into dinosaurs. I believe it had rhyming which I’m a big fan of. The facts were presented in a fun manner, and the illustrations were good too. Overall, solid 3/5 star ⭐️ book and would recommend for kids 3+.
April 18, 2018
Bright, colorful, pronunciation guide, not a lot of text. Fine for storytime, classes. Not much of a story but more factual.
June 3, 2018
Very quick and simple picture book of dinosaurs.
June 12, 2018
A pronunciation guide would have made this simply illustration introduction to dinosaurs a 4 star book!
June 25, 2018
This is a great introductory look at dinosaurs and perfect for storytime. I love that some of the lesser known dinosaurs are shown.
August 3, 2018
Perfect for my 5-year-old grandson to help him become an independent reader! Look carefully at the end papers!
August 5, 2018
This is basically a list of dinosaurs. It's nicely illustrated and little kids are going to like pointing to the pictures and naming the dinosaurs.
August 15, 2018
Kids who love dinosaurs will love this and teacher's will love the endpapers.
September 17, 2018
Great way to introduce to beginner readers dinosaur.
January 24, 2019
I can't pronounce half of the dinosaur names in this book so I'm betting that it would be a super challenging storytime read! Could be fun- or frustrating!
April 3, 2019
I love reading this with kindergarten tour groups. Preschool liked it too.
November 17, 2020
This is a cute board book to get you started with a dinosaur-loving kid.
July 18, 2021
a book about dinosaurs. Nothing exceptional. The best part for me was the back endpapers that showed what each name means. That part was very interesting.
September 13, 2021
A winner for Toddler storytimes--the perfect amount of text with lots of opposites and opportunities for audience participation (like a big loud roar at the end!)
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