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Suggested Reading List

Non-Fiction Dinosaur Books
Pre-K -- First Grade


Aliki.  Dinosaur bones .  J 567.91 A
Discusses how scientists, studying fossil remains, provide information on how dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.

Arnold, Caroline.  Pterosaurs : rulers of the skies in the dinosaur age. J 567.918 A
Wing lizards -- The age of reptiles -- The first pterosaurs -- The "wing fingers" -- Bodies built for flight -- Mealtime for pterosaurs -- Baby pterosaurs -- Discovering pterosaur fossils -- Pterodactyl -- A Jurassic lagoon

Bailey, Jacqui.  Monster bones : the story of a dinosaur fossil. J 567.91 B
Describes how the bones of a dinosaur became fossilized, were discovered by a paleontologist, and were ultimately displayed in a museum.

Brown, Charlotte Lewis.  After the dinosaurs : mammoths and fossil mammals. J  569 B
Wooly mammoth -- Smilodon -- Glyptodon -- Basilosaurus -- Eohippus -- Platybelodon -- Andrewsarchus -- Megatherium -- Macrauchenia -- Homo sapiens.

Dahl,  Michael. Swift thief : the adventure of Velociraptor.    J 567.912 D
Explains how scientists learn about dinosaurs and what their discoveries have revealed about Velociraptors.

Dahl,  Michael. Three-horn : the adventure of triceratops.   J 567.9158 D
Explains how scientists learn about dinosaurs and what their discoveries have revealed about Triceratops.

Lasky, Kathryn.  Dinosaur dig.  J 567.91 L
Follows an East Coast family as it travels to Montana to join a paleontology team in digging for dinosaur bones.

Matthews, Rupert.  Brachiosaurus.  J 567.913 M
Describes what has been learned about the physical features, behavior, and surroundings of the long-extinct brachiosaurus.

Maynard, Christopher.  The best book of dinosaurs. J 567.9 M
Introduces dinosaurs and their world, discussing such topics as their food, life cycles, means of hunting, and means of fighting and defense.

Oliver, Rupert. Archaeopteryx .  J 567.97 O
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the winged dinosaur known as Archaeopteryx.

Sattler, Helen Roney.   Baby dinosaurs.   J 567.91 S
Discusses what is known of the infancy and early life of dinosaurs based on rare examples of fossilized baby dinosaurs.