Suggested Reading List

Kindergarten - 3rd Grade

4th - 6th Grade

Grades Kindergarten - 3rd Grade

Arnosky, Jim. Little Champ. Bobby and Gina visit their grandparents on Lake Champlain and learn about the legendary monster that inhabits the lake.

Brown, Marc Tolon. Buster's Dino Dilemma. When Arthur's third grade class goes hunting for fossils at Rainbow Rock State Park, Buster actually finds one. The problem is, he wants to keep it. (An Arthur chapter book)

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs. Follow Ms. Frizzle and her class as they explore the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.

Dodson, Peter. An Alphabet of Dinosaurs. For each letter of the alphabet, a dinosaur is illustrated with bold paintings, along with information about the ancient creatures.

Fowler, Allan. It Could Still Be a Dinosaur. A simple introduction to some of the different dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago.

Hearn, Diane Dawson. Dad's Dinosaur Day. Dad's behavior changes when he becomes a dinosaur for a day.

Hoban, Lillian. Joe and Betsy the Dinosaur. Although Joe's pet dinosaur Betsy is too big for some things, she proves that sometimes bigger is better.

Hoff, Syd. Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur! Six-year-old Danny invites his dinosaur friend to come to his birthday party.

Hooks, William H. Mr. Dinosaur. When Eli's fascination with dinosaurs begins to cause him trouble, his older brother finds a clever way to help.

Krupp, Robin Rector. Let's Go Traveling. Take a trip to the prehistoric caves of France, the pyramids of Egypt, the Mayan temples of Mexico, and other ancient wonders of the world.

Llamas, Andreu. The Era of the Dinosaurs. They lived in thick jungles, icy land, and deserts. They evolved into all different shapes and sizes. They were the dinosaurs.

Mullins, Patricia. Dinosaur Encore. If the dinosaurs were to come back, how would they measure up to the animals that we know?

Nolan, Dennis. Dinosaur Dream. After reading about dinosaurs and then falling asleep, Wilbur dreams about going back in time with a baby dinosaur.

Norman, David. Dinosaur. Explore the world of dinosaurs through vivid, lifelike pictures. An Eyewitness Book.

Osborne, Mary Pope. Dinosaurs Before Dark. Jack and his sister Annie find a magic tree house which whisks them back to the time of the dinosaurs. The first book in the Magic Tree House series.

Pfister, Marcus. Dazzle the Dinosaur. Dazzle the dinosaur helps his friend Maia and her mother reclaim their former home from the nasty Dragonsaurus.

Posner, Jackie. The Magic School Bus Shows and Tells: a book about archaeology. Ms. Frizzle's class is in a show-and-tell contest. One student brings in a strange old object, but nobody knows what it is, where it came from, or what it does. The class tries to find out what it is using clues just like real archaeologists.

Schlein, Miriam. Discovering Dinosaur Babies. The experts tell us how the different types of dinosaurs cared for their babies.

Stickland, Paul. Dinosaur Roar! Illustrations and rhymes present all kinds of dinosaurs, including ones that are sweet, grumpy, spiky, or lumpy.

Stickland, Paul. Ten Terrible Dinosaurs. Learn to count with the wildest bunch of stomping, romping dinosaurs ever.

Wahl, Jan. The Field Mouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue. Field Mouse finds himself in a museum, when the roof of his former home is brought there with the rest of the bones of a dinosaur named Sue.

Whybrow, Ian. Sammy and the Dinosaurs. Sammy finds toy dinosaurs in the attic that come to life when he names each one.

Yolen, Jane. How do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? A mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say good night, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

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Ames, Lee J. Draw 50 Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Well-illustrated step-by-step guide to drawing all types of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts.

Arnold, Caroline. Dinosaurs All Around: an artist's view of the prehistoric world. When people visit Stephen and Sylvia Czerkas' workshop, they can view an almost life-size dinosaur model and learn more about how these beasts lived.

Dixon, Dougal. Dougal Dixon's Dinosaurs.

Bendick, Jeanne. Tombs of the Ancient Americas. Find out how archaeologists discover ancient burial tombs and their secrets.

Butterworth, Oliver. The Enormous Egg. If you love dinosaurs, you will get a kick out of this funny story of how a family copes with a newly hatched dinosaur egg.

Coville, Bruce. The Dinosaur that Followed Me Home. Stuart and his friends are really excited about summer camp, until they fall into a time trap that takes them back to the era of dinosaurs.

Grover, Wayne. Dolphin Treasure. Wayne is searching for buried treasure sunk in a Spanish galleon off the Florida coast when a storm comes up and his dolphin friend must come to the rescue.

Johnson, Jinny. Prehistoric Life Explained: a beginner's guide to the world of the dinosaurs. Large colorful illustrations on the lives of many dinosaurs will entice readers to read and learn more about them.

Lazo, Caroline Evensen. The Terra Cotta Army of Emperor Qin. Read about the fascinating discovery of a great clay army buried in China thousands of years ago. Life and times of many cool dinosaurs (including recent fossil discoveries) are presented in this recommended book from the National Dinosaur Society.

MacLeod, Elizabeth. Dinosaurs: the fastest, the fiercest, the most amazing. Learn about some of the most amazing dinosaurs ever. A slew of superlative saurians.

Myers, Edward. Hostage. While hiking in the Utah desert, Alyssa and Rob try to foil the plans of a fossil-stealing kidnapper.

Norman, David. Dinosaur. Explore the world of dinosaurs through vivid, lifelike pictures. An Eyewitness Book.

Packard, Edward. Dinosaur Island. If you like books with multiple endings, you will really dig this one that takes place in dinosaur land. (Choose Your own Adventure series)

Parker, Steve. Prehistoric Life. Explore the world of fossils and paleontology. An Eyewitness Book.

Prelutsky, Jack. Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast: dinosaur poems. Funny poetry, all about dinosaurs, by a favorite children's poet.

Pringle, Laurence P. Dinosaurs!: strange and wonderful. Many species of dinosaurs are illustrated in color, and will motivate readers to learn more about how these marvelous creatures lived.

Putnam, James. Mummy. A fascinating look at mummies through the ages, both natural and man-made. An Eyewitness Book.

Reeves. C. N. Into the Mummy's Tomb.

Rumford, James. Seeker of Knowledge: the man who Champollion deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics. A biography of the French scholar whose work on deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics made the study of ancient Egypt possible.

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Egypt Game. When Peter kisses a mummy mask on a dare, he finds that he has fulfilled an age-old prophecy, and must now deal with an ancient Egyptian sorceress.

Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Dinosaur Mystery. When the Aldens travel to the Pickering Natural History Museum to help with the opening of the dinosaur exhibit, a number of mysterious events occur that delay its opening. (#44 of the Boxcar Children series)