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Reading is Dino-Mite!

Arnold, Tedd. Fly Guy Presents: Dinosaurs.
During a visit to a natural history museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about dinosaurs. E 567.9 ARN livebrary

Barner, Bob. Dinosaur Bones.
Text and illustrations, accompanied by facts and a "Dinometer," show that dinosaur bones found in museums today were once living creatures that roamed the earth. E 567.9 BAR hoopla livebrary

Berkner, Laurie. We Are the Dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs eat, rest, roar, and march, making the earth flat. E 782.42 BER livebrary

Broach, Elise.  When Dinosaurs Came with Everything.
Although his mother is a little worried, a young boy is delighted to discover that every shop in town is giving away real dinosaurs to their customers. E BRO

Buzzeo, Toni. When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers her T. Rex.
Sue Hendrickson has always had a talent for finding things and her curiosity and training as a paleontologist lead her to uncover the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever unearthed. E-B HENDRICKSONhoopla livebrary

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs.
On Ms. Frizzle's class trip to fossil country the Magic School Bus turns into a time machine and transports the class back to prehistoric times. E 567.9 COL hoopla livebrary

Dean, James. Pete the Cat: Cavecat Pete.
Pete the Cat grooves back in time to the Jurassic era, where under the guise of "Cavecat Pete," he helps his herbivore and carnivore friends learn to get along.E PET hoopla livebrary

Dotlich, Rebecca Kai. Digger the Dinosaur.
Digger wants to play baseball with his friends. But he isn't allowed to go out until he's cleaned his room. Digger starts cleaning at top speed, but the faster he moves the messier his room gets. His big tail and big feet aren't helping! E 428 EASY BKS DOT hoopla livebrary

Duddle, Jonny.  Gigantosaurus.
Four young dinosaurs are told to fear the gigantosaurus, but when the lookout among them decides to have a little fun, they all learn a valuable lesson about false warnings. E DUD

Edwards, Pamela Duncan.  Dinorella.
In this story, loosely based on that of Cinderella but featuring dinosaurs, the Duke falls in love with Dinorella when she rescues him from the dreaded deinonychus at the Dinosaur Dance. E EDW  

Freedman, Claire.  Dinosaurs Love Underpants.
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the Mighty Underpants War as the true reason dinosaurs are extinct. E FRE livebrary

George, Kallie. Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Perfect Pumpkin.
Duck-and-dino siblings Feather, Flap, and Spike visit the pumpkin patch together to find the perfect pumpkin to decorate for Halloween. E 428 GEO hoopla livebrary

Gutman, Dan. Rappy the Raptor.
Meet Rappy the Raptor, a velociraptor who speaks in rhymes all of the time, whether it's morning or noon, October or June. Now, how did it happen that he started rappin'? Well, here's Rappy's story in all its glory! E GUT hoopla livebrary

Hearn, Diane.  Dad’s Dinosaur Day.
When Mikey's dad has a "dinosaur day", he doesn't go to work, doesn't take a bath, and doesn't know how to read. But he does go to school with Mikey and eats pizza for dinner, and has stories read to him. By bedtime, Dad's had a break, and they've both had a blast. E HEA  

Hennessy, BG.  The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard.
A young boy imagines what it was like long ago when a dinosaur lived in his backyard. E HEN, E-AV-KIT HEN  

Higgins, Ryan T. We Don't Eat our Classmates.
When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a tyrannosaurus rex, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are. E HIG hoopla livebrary

Hoff, Syd. Danny and the Dinosaur.
A little boy is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him. E 428 HOF hoopla livebrary

Jenkins, Steve. Dinosaurs: By the Numbers.
Through infographics, illustrations, facts, and figures, learn about the giants that roamed the earth millions of years ago, but that still captivate their imaginations. J 567.9 JEN livebrary

Krensky, Stephen.  Dinosaurs in Disguise.
Did a comet kill off the dinosaurs, or are they masters of disguise, hiding in plain sight all along? E KRE hoopla

Lendroth, Susan. Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones.
Young paleontologists are invited on a fossil dig, set to the tune of Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush. Hike the trail, scan the ground, and make a find--then discover how to build a dinosaur from its bones. E 567.9 LEN hoopla livebrary

McClatchy, Lisa.  Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Enamored of dinosaurs, Erin writes a letter inviting a real one to her sixth birthday party. E MCC

Most, Bernard. ABC T-Rex.
A young T-Rex loves his ABCs so much that he eats them up, experiencing on each letter a word that begins with that letter. E 372.4 MOS hoopla

Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne. Dinosaurs before Dark.
Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic tree house, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs. J-FAN OSB livebrary

Preston-Gannon, Fran.  Dinosaur Farm.
Describes the daily activities of being a dinosaur farmer, from waking up early to taking care of the animals. E PRE

Ross, Kathy. Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild about Dinosaurs.
Provides instructions for twenty projects, including a triceratops ring-toss game, diplodocus body puppet, plesiosaur window decoration, necktie tree, and dinosaur feet. J 745.5 ROS hoopla

Stein, David Ezra. Dinosaur Kisses.
An energetic young dinosaur figures out her own way to give a kiss. E STE livebrary

Stutzman, Jonathan. Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug.
Tiny T. Rex wants to cheer up his friend, Pointy, with a hug, but he is frustrated because even as he gets bigger, his arms remain too small for proper hugging -- but he is determined to practice, even when he gets into trouble. E STU hoopla livebrary

Viorst, Judith. Lulu and the Brontosaurus.
Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's. J VIO livebrary

Wallace, Adam. How to Catch a Dinosaur.
Determined to win a new bicycle at the upcoming Science Fair, a boy enlists his friends to help capture a living dinosaur in their own neighborhood. E WAL hoopla livebrary

Wheeler, Lisa. Dino-hockey.
The meat-eating dinosaurs challenge the plant-eating dinosaurs to a hockey match. E WHE hoopla livebrary

Whybrow, Ian.  Harry and the Dinosaurs at the Museum.
When his family goes to a museum so that big sister Sam can research human ancestors, young Harry wanders off while playing with his toy dinosaurs and becomes lost, but Gran knows just where to find him. E WHY

Willems, Mo. Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct.
Everyone in town loves Edwina, a loving dinosaur who makes scrumptious cookies, helps the elderly, and plays with the children, with the exception of Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie who is determined to prove that dinosaurs are extinct. E WIL hoopla livebrary

Willems, Mo. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs.
Presents the wacky story of three dinosaurs, including a visitor from Norway, who insist that they have not tidied up their home and prepared yummy pudding to trap a tasty little girl. E WIL hoopla livebrary

Willis, Jeanne. I’m Sure I Saw a Dinosaur.
When a child reports having seen a dinosaur everyone comes to the beach, from the butcher, the baker, and the priest to the newsmen and the navy. E WIL
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Yolen, Jane. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Featuring ten sleepy dinosaurs, this adorable book celebrates the funny, endearing, naughty bedtime behavior of young children . . . and young dinosaurs. E YOL hooplalivebrary

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