Books with title The Day of the Dinosaur

An energetic bedtime romp in the land of dinosaurs. It's a dark, thundery night and two children lie in bed, afraid and unable to sleep. Then their cat says he wants to show them where all the noise outside is really coming from. And so begins a magical journey as the cat leads the children back through millions of years to a jungle of long, long ago. There, a group of dinosaurs are dancing the night away. The children romp and stomp, whoop and swoop with a tyrannosaurus rex, a brontosaurus, and a stegosaurus. And, when they become sleepy and can dance no more, there is only one place they want to be—back home, safe in bed.

Long before humans even walked the earth, dinosaurs ruled its lands, seas, and skies. This information-rich book takes readers millions of years into Earths past to witness the birth, reign, and mass extinction of these incredible creatures. Intricately detailed 3-D images and illustrations of prehistoric species immerse readers in a time before humanity. As they explore the Mesozoic era, readers will learn about geological time, evolution, animal classification, and other essential science curriculum topics. Readers will pour over fascinating fact boxes to satiate their curiosity on this high-interest subject. With crucial science material and engaging subject matter even reluctant readers will absorb, this intriguing book will be a popular addition to any library.

These four stories introduce Dilly, the world's naughtiest dinosaur. First, he decides to hate water and vows never to wash again, until his friend Dixie objects to the very smelly dinosaur he becomes. Then, Dilly lets loose his ear-splitting super-scream which makes his father have a disaster with his sister's birthday cake, but things get even messier when Dilly tries to make a replacement. Dilly gets very confused one day, waiting for it to rain cats and dogs, and finally makes his own very characteristic contribution to the family's house-painting day!

[*Written and *Read by Alison Larkin]The night before his fifth birthday, a young boy who can't wait to grow up receives a visit from the Birthday Dinosaur. Together they fly off on a magical adventure, high above the earth. This magical story, written and read by Alison Larkin, award-winning narrator and bestselling author of The English American, was created specially for audio.With music by Ravel, Faure, Schoenberg, Debussy, and Wagner, performed by Sara Edelstein and arranged by Jason Brown.

A delightful story that deftly shows just how clever and imaginative kids can be. Two young friends lie on top of a big, round rock, which can only be a dinosaur egg. They speculate on what life will be like for them once the dinosaur hatches. Young readers are bound to enjoy the plot twist at the end. Good as a read-aloud for little ones or as a read-on-your-own for the slightly older set.