Read About Dinosaurs

Join us for a Storytime about Dinosaurs!
Expires Wednesday at 2:30pm
 
Candace at the Arvin Branch Library will be reading How Does a Dinosaur Say I Love You? written by Jane Yolen.
Kids' Books About Dinosaurs
What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night : A Very Messy Adventure
by Refe Tuma

The creators of the "Dinovember" web sensation present an uproarious photographic compendium of what toys do at night, detailing how plastic monsters wreck bathrooms, break vases, rock out and occasionally do the dishes.
Dinosaur Dance!
by Sandra Boynton

Velociraptor twins and an unidentified tiny little cha-cha-ing dino are featured in a dinosaur dance.
Rawr!
by Todd H. Doodler

Rex is bigger than anyone else at school, and everybody is scared at him--but he reminds us that "rawr" means hello in dinosaur language.
The Dinosaur Expert
by Margaret McNamara

Future scientist Kimmy eagerly shares information about dinosaurs during a school field trip until classmate Jake tells her "girls aren't scientists," but Mr. Tiffin sets her straight.
In The Past
by David Elliott

Chronically organized by epoch, a poetic introduction to the dinosaur world is complemented by eye-catching illustrations of fascinating species ranging from the Apatosaurus and Dunkleosteus to the mysterious trilobite and the famed T. Rex. By the award-winning author of And Here's to You!
Dinosaur ABC
by Simon Mugford

Come face-to-face with 26 incredible dinosaurs, from Allosaurus to Zephyrosaurus, in this fantastic ABC book. Find out what they eat, how big they are, and everything you want to know about spikes, claws and razor-sharp teeth.
First Big Book of Dinosaurs
by Catherine D. Hughes

A latest entry in the series that includes National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Why combines engaging illustrations of dinosaurs with comprehensive species information presented in age-appropriate large type.
 
Also available in eBook on OverDrive
Also available in eBook on Hoopla
Books for Adults About Dinosaurs
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs : A New History of a Lost World
by Stephen Brusatte

The "resident paleontologist" for BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs presents a narrative scientific history of the dinosaur eras that examines their origins, habitats, extinction and living legacy, chronicling nearly 200 million years of their evolution from small shadow dwellers through the emergences of prehistoric ancestors that became more than 10,000 modern bird species.
 
Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on OverDrive
The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World
by Shelley Emling

Documents the historical first fossil find of twelve-year-old Mary Anning in 1811, offering insight into the pivotal significance of the discipline of paleontology and how it impacted the scientific and religious communities as well as ongoing debates about evolution.
The Dinosaur Lords
by Victor Milán

Defeated after a cruel betrayal, Dinosaur Lord Karyl Bogomirsky, a mercenary in an alternate-world 14th-century Europe marked by dinosaurs and dynastic rivalries, embarks on a life-changing journey to outmaneuver his adversaries. By the award-winning author of Cybernetic Samurai.
The Dinosaur Artist : Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy
by Paige Williams

A New Yorker staff writer analyzes the perilous world of the international fossil trade through the story of one man's devastating effort to sell a Gobi Desert dinosaur skeleton from a nation that forbids natural-history trafficking.