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Books in Rookie Read-About Dinosaurs series

  • Oviraptor

    Wil Mara

    Library Binding (Scholastic, March 1, 2012)
    The name oviraptor means egg thief, but these small dinosaurs did not actually steal eggs. Readers will discover the truth about oviraptors, from what they looked like to where they lived. They will also learn what scientists think oviraptors ate instead of eggs.
    G
  • Oviraptor

    Joanne Mattern, Jeffrey Mangiat

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Provides information about oviraptors, small but quick dinosaurs, how they got their food, and whether they stole eggs from other dinosaur's nests or took care of their own.
    N
  • Rookie Read-About Dinosaurs

    Wil Mara

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2012)
    None
    G
  • Allosaurus

    Joanne Mattern, Jeffrey Mangiat

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Provides information about allosaurus, whose name means "the different lizard" because of its backbone, and the way it hunted.
    O
  • Apatosaurus

    Joanne Mattern, Jeffrey Magniat

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 12, 2007)
    Provides information about apatosaurus, including what they ate, how they interacted with one another, and how they defended themselves.
    K
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex

    Joanne Mattern

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 12, 2007)
    Provides information about tyrannosaurus rex, including what they ate, how they interacted with one another, and how they defended themselves.
    L
  • Diplodocus

    Joanne Mattern, Jeffrey Mangiat

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Provides information about diplodocus, a very large plant-eating dinosaur, how it got its food, and how it lived in herds and hatched from eggs.
    M
  • Velociraptor

    Joanne Mattern, Jeffrey Magniat, Susan Nations

    Paperback (Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Dinosaurs thunder through the pages of these colorful leveled readers. What better way to get children excited about reading than to combine a favorite topic with engaging, easy-to-read text! Beginning readers will be captivated by the detailed, original illustrations of their favorite prehistoric pals, including the mighty Apatosaurus, the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the swift, sharp-clawed Velociraptor.Features and benefits: - Leveled text- High-interest subject matter- Created in consultation with a reading specialist to promote skills essential to the early development of reading proficiency- Topics correlated to the science curriculum- Detailed, original illustrations, many with labels, based on the most recent scientific research- Comparisons in text and illustrations give children a sense of the size of these mighty beasts- Text and illustrations reviewed by internationally known dinosaur expert.
    K
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex

    Joanne Mattern

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 12, 2007)
    Provides information about tyrannosaurus rex, including what they ate, how they interacted with one another, and how they defended themselves.
    L
  • Triceratops

    Joanne Mattern

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 12, 2007)
    Provides information about triceratops, including what they ate, how they interacted with one another, and how they defended themselves.
    K
  • Allosaurus

    Joanne Mattern

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Provides information about allosaurus, whose name means "the different lizard" because of its backbone, and the way it hunted.
    O
  • Stegosaurus

    Joanne Mattern

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Provides information about stegosaurus, including what they ate, how they interacted with one another, and how they defended themselves.
    K